[long] Re: Legal traps in open source

[Sam Couter]

Simon Fowler <simon at himi.org> wrote:
> 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.

How much do you want to pay to your solicitor (and the courts) to prove
that you weren't really negligent?

Surviving a lawsuit has less to do with who is right and who is wrong,
and more to do with who can afford to fight the hardest and/or longest.
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