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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
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