[long] Re: Legal traps in open source

[Simon Fowler]

On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 02:16:24PM +1100, Sam Couter wrote:
> Also, those of us who work on Free software would all of a sudden become
> liable for the code we write. Most Free software developers wouldn't be
> Free software developers anymore.

Liable for what? As long as they haven't been seriously negligent,
they won't be liable for anything beyond the purchase cost of the
software - $0.

It's only when they've been grossly negligent that they'll be at
risk of being wiped out by damages. Simple answer: Don't Do That,
Then.

Simon

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