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From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: SECURITY BUG IN INTERACTIVE UNIX SYSV386
Keywords: BAD BUG
Message-ID: <1991Feb23.121826.15261@pegasus.com>
Date: 23 Feb 91 12:18:26 GMT
References: <2016@ssbn.WLK.COM> <6938@rsiatl.Dixie.Com> <1991Feb21.213456.3652@digibd.com>
Organization: Pegasus,  Honolulu
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>In article <6938@rsiatl.Dixie.Com> jgd@Dixie.Com (John G. DeArmond) writes:
>>Could it be that the spat of silence from many people who normally would
>>be at Dresden incendiary levels by now is because their lawyers have told them
>>to keep their mouths shout while they prepare cases?
>>
>	Take a look at the disclaimer on the OS box... No software
>	company can be sued because you accepted a disclaimer when you
>	open the seals on the packaging. If you read it carefully it
>	says that YOU the USER take all the responsibility and the software
>	supplier cannot be blamed for anything, damage or loss of data,
>	that results from the use of the software.

This is just plain silly.  You're making a number of ridiculous assumptions
(including the one about the buyer actually having read the disclaimer.)

But to say that "No software company can be sued because ...", makes
one wonder where you've been the last ten years.  Companies and individuals
can and do sue for anything and everything -- irregardless of disclaimers,
contracts and other such paper.

Besides, there are federal and state laws that make such unfair and sweeping
disclaimers invalid.

It would seem that the purpose of such disclaimers is to make gullible
people like you think you have no recourse.

>	This is the major problem with the software profession, no one can
>	be held legally accountable for anything despite the fact the
>	supplier may be morally bankrupt... B^(.

This is just not true.

-- 
Richard Foulk		richard@pegasus.com