From owner-freebsd-chat Thu Jan 17 19:46:25 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from probity.mcc.ac.uk (probity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.94]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 841EB37B41C for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 19:46:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97] helo=dogma) by probity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #7) id 16RPym-000H0X-00; Fri, 18 Jan 2002 03:46:12 +0000 Received: (from jcm@localhost) by dogma (8.11.4/8.11.1) id g0I3kCo07509; Fri, 18 Jan 2002 03:46:12 GMT (envelope-from jcm) Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 03:46:12 +0000 From: j mckitrick To: Terry Lambert Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Software warranty and liability Message-ID: <20020118034612.A7477@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20020117173804.A4333@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <3C47349E.E15FA8B2@mindspring.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <3C47349E.E15FA8B2@mindspring.com>; from tlambert2@mindspring.com on Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 12:31:26PM -0800 X-Scanner: exiscan *16RPym-000H0X-00*zzWr.dQn6IE* (Manchester Computing, University of Manchester) Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 12:31:26PM -0800, Terry Lambert wrote: | 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? | | This must be a European Union thing. | | I guess if GPL software is so superiour, then it won't mind | warranting the code... According to the latest rumor, Stallman is going postal over the idea. jm -- My other computer is your windows box. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message