Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 16:41:59 -0800 From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@nobaloney.net> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Software warranty and liability Message-ID: <3C476F57.88790714@nobaloney.net> References: <20020117173804.A4333@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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j mckitrick wrote: > Does anyone else find it interesting there are lobbyists fighting to > force GPL software to come with a warranty, while most proprietary > developers have an EULA that protects them from nearly all liability? In the United States there's a doctrine of implied warranty. That's why most warranties say they're a "Limited Warranty"; their entire purpose, generally, is to protect companies from liability, not to offer any meaningful warranty. Sad but true state of affairs. Jeff -- Jeff Lasman <jblists@nobaloney.net> Linux and Cobalt/Sun/RaQ Consulting nobaloney.net P. O. Box 52672, Riverside, CA 92517 voice: (909) 778-9980 * fax: (702) 548-9484 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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