On 17 Jan 2002, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: > Oh, yes? So if IE (that passed QA etc) lets a virus in that wipes my > disk including all the IP on it, I can sue M$ for damages? Yippee!
like, DUHHH, ofcourse you can. problem is, the program had a click-through license that included a big disclaimer. IANAL, but had you payed a single US dollar to M$ for the product, you would have some legal base to claim their disclaimer (and indeed other parts of the EULA) are illegal, but that's a lost cause because of the capitalistic laws defending them too well. my post was meant to give a realistic and not idealistic POV. > > the moral is: Gratis OSS = no warrenty. > > In most cases, I guess "if (Gratis) then (No warranty)" holds, but it > is not a reflexive equivalence relationship. ofcourse not, my typo. s/=/=>/ > Event this may not be true in certain jurisdictions, because there > might be warranties mandated by law. in a sane world... :) -- The Best you ever had Ira Abramov ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
