>>>>> On 30 Jun 2000 18:49:01 +0200, Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>> 11. Indemnity. Recipient shall be solely responsible for damages >> arising, directly or indirectly, out of its utilization of rights >> under this License. Recipient will defend, indemnify and hold >> harmless Silicon Graphics, Inc. from and against any loss, >> liability, damages, costs or expenses (including the payment of >> reasonable attorneys fees) arising out of Recipient's use, >> modification, reproduction and distribution of the Covered Code or >> out of any representation or warranty made by Recipient. Henning> That is a very broad clause: "Recipient will .. indemnify Henning> .. SGI from, .. any loss ... arising out of Recipient's use Henning> .. of the Covered Code". That seems to mean that if I use Henning> the software in a business that competes successfully with Henning> SGI, they could sue me and demand that I pay up for their Henning> lost profits. If that's a legal interpretation I'd say this Henning> is quite nonfree. This reads to me just as a no warranty clause. If this blows up your car and sells your children into slavery it's not our problem so don't bug us yadda yadda yadda. Jim -- @James LewisMoss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Blessed Be! @ http://jimdres.home.mindspring.com | Linux is kewl! @"Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours." Bach