--- DOUGLAS HUNLEY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>  -- 14 January 2002  Congress May Take New Look At Software Protection
>                      from Product Liability For Security Flaws
> 
> Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) who co-chairs the Congressional Internet
> Caucus
> said . "The producers of software should be responsible for any flaws
> that the software contains," especially if the flaws lead to hacking."
> 
> http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-011402micro.story

This is a double edged sword.  It will hurt M$ alot.  It also could hurt
the open/free software movement.

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Lonni J. Friedman                          [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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