Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!tivoli!alan From: alan@tivoli.UUCP (Alan R. Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.software-eng Subject: Re: Unlimited software warranties Message-ID: <512@tivoli.UUCP> Date: 25 Mar 91 18:34:52 GMT References: <1991Mar12.015256.16098@ico.isc.com> <8024@rsiatl.Dixie.Com> <1991Mar13.021244.2538@ico.isc.com> <1991Mar16.171033.380@am.sublink.org> <12600@pucc.Princeton.EDU> <497@tivoli.UUCP> Reply-To: alan@tivoli.UUCP (Alan R. Weiss) Organization: Tivoli Systems Inc., Austin, TX Lines: 22 In article jls@rutabaga.Rational.COM (Jim Showalter) writes: >>This actually raises a different but related question: when the lawsuits >>begin, WHO IS AT FAULT? Can we distiguish between "at fault" and >>"legally liable?" > Hiya, Jim. You kind of begged the question, but your point is valid. However, in many negligence cases the officers of the company are also held personally liable (the unfortunately classic example is the Union Carbide Bhopal disaster).. Anyway, back to my main concern: who is at fault? _______________________________________________________________________ Alan R. Weiss TIVOLI Systems, Inc. E-mail: alan@tivoli.com 6034 West Courtyard Drive, E-mail: alan@whitney.tivoli.com Suite 210 Voice : (512) 794-9070 Austin, Texas USA 78730 Fax : (512) 794-0623 ObDisclaimer: I speak for myself, not my company _______________________________________________________________________