The warranty disclaimer protects from liability for mistakes, not maliciousness
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Tayra Dagostino <tayra.dagost...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:11:22 +0200 > Carlo Wood <ca...@alinoe.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:28:00AM -0400, Robert Martin wrote: >> > LL is only liable for Linden Core Code* >> > a TPV is only liable for code changed from LLC** >> > a user is liable for actions on the grid (and whatever changes done >> > to either LLC or TP code) >> >> That is nonsense! An open source developer can NOT bare the burden >> of being legally liable for ANYTHING. > > so if i create a software and with few printf i broadcast a lot of > harassment, injuries, falsity about you and i sign my software as GPL > you cannot take me in front of a judges? > > or i write and distribute a software like worm, something written to > nuke remote systems or ddos networks, i append GPL license to it and > nobody can tell something to me? > > your fantastic world is very nice.... > > GPL protect the software, not developers, "as is" and "no warranty" is > about the requirement a user can ask to the developer, not about > developer liability in front of him software... > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges > -- “Lanie, I’m going to print more printers. Lots more printers. One for everyone. That’s worth going to jail for. That’s worth anything.” - Printcrime by Cory Doctrow Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
