Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 01:11:31 +0200 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Disclaimers Message-ID: <19981007011131.32248@follo.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9810061013410.1431-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>; from Jason C. Wells on Tue, Oct 06, 1998 at 10:16:28AM -0700 References: <19981005152856.A16611@Denninger.Net> <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9810061013410.1431-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
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On Tue, Oct 06, 1998 at 10:16:28AM -0700, Jason C. Wells wrote: > >I ain't even *authorized* to speak for anyone other than myself, so give > >up now on trying to associate my words with any particular organization. > > Is there some sort of history behind these, "I speak only for myself" > disclaimers? I have seen a few of them. Frankly, they seem odd. A combination of the american liability laws and the general unpleasantness of being taken to talk for somebody when you don't. Historically, it goes back to early USENET days, I think. Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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