[not long] Re: Legal traps in open source

[Kim Holburn]

At 9:39 AM +1100 02/10/31, James McNeill wrote:
>Couldn't Open source softare then be treated like free engeneering? for example, take the Adventure playground. It's free for public use, but has a big sign out the front saying that you can use this equipment at your own risk.
>If your kid breaks his neck playing on it, you can't sure whoever the hell the engineer was who designed it. It's the custodian's fault for letting the kid play there in the first place.

Actually most playground equipment these days is being removed because councils can't afford the liability any more and because people do sue anyway.

>Couln't the same sort of thing apply to software?

Kim
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