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From: beyer@houxs.UUCP (J.BEYER)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Software Engineer Licensing (Was Re: A Cynic's Guide, part 1)
Message-ID: <781@houxs.UUCP>
Date: 17 Mar 88 13:41:43 GMT
References: <5321@utah-cs.UUCP> <1692@desint.UUCP> <5335@utah-cs.UUCP> <760@td2cad.intel.com>
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Summary: Disclamers not always legal.

In article <760@td2cad.intel.com>, jreece@td2cad.intel.com (John Reece ) writes:
>	[in part]
 
> passenger liners without adequate lifeboats, etc.. The difference
> between these snafus and the software industry's is that companies in
> other industries must warrant and accept liability for the performance
> of their products, whereas it has been amply pointed out that software
> companies disclaim *any* responsibility for their products.
Many implied warranties cannot be disclaimed, even though many times
the vendors make the disclaimers. The result to the customer is that he/she
must go to court. But just claiming there is no warranty does not mean that
there is no warranty.

-- 
Jean-David Beyer
A.T.&T., Holmdel, New Jersey, 07733
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