I agree, there is no question of distributing a binary + it's code with a warranty, but to do so LL must remove the "no warranty" clause from the original code or else our own code, if based on theirs, must mention it as well, voiding our own liability. It cannot be one without the other.
It wouldn't stand in court anyway, to expect second hand code to be liable when first hand code is not. On 30 mars 2010, at 10:00, Gareth Nelson <gar...@garethnelson.com> wrote: > It would be wise to stay on the side of caution and presume anyone who > distributes the viewer is liable, even if they are not the ones who > introduced the original defects. > Even with that being said though, personally I would never dream of > giving away software free of charge if it includes a warranty - that's > basically infinite liability with something GPLed, as every single > person who obtains the software could in theory sue you. > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 6:58 AM, Marine Kelley > <marinekel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Thank you for the heads up Morgaine. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if >> the "no warranty" clause vanishes from the source code, then does >> that >> mean that LL guarantees that the code of the original viewer is bug- >> free ? We can't guarantee it as open source programmers if the >> original devs don't in the first place, and they can't expect us to >> remove it ourselves afterwards, so who is liable for the original >> defects if a law suit was started because of an exploit ? >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
