Amir Tal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > other then a legal document people should sign before we are > touching their computers (i understand that there's not gonna be > any) we should also inform people about beta installations on their > machines, and make sure that they understand there is NO warenty > what so ever to whats being installed.
Regardless of what waivers people sign, is it responsible to install beta software on newbies' computers? My understanding is that experts will not bring their boxes to an instaparty - they are capable of installing themselves. There is more than legal issues or warranties here... Incidentally, there is no warranty on stable distros, either. Moreover, IIRC there is no warranty on Windows. Last time I checked (quite a while ago) M$'s warranty disclaimer was practically identical to GPL's. I would suggest sticking to released QAed distros like RH or SuSE or Debian stable, *try* to add all the available errata/updates after installation, or at the very least clearly explain to the subject how to update and why. Avoid the bleeding edge. -- Oleg Goldshmidt | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================= "... Of theoretical physics and programming, programming embodied the greater intellectual challenge." [E.W.Dijkstra, 1930 - 2002.] ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
