[long] Re: Legal traps in open source

[Rob Weir]

On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 04:28:05PM +1100, Alex Satrapa wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-10-31 at 09:39, James McNeill wrote:
> > If your kid breaks his neck playing on it, you can't sue
> 
> > Couln't the same sort of thing apply to software?
> 
> This doesn't even apply in real life - if your kid breaks his neck
> playing on public equipment, then you sue the council.  Anywhere there's
> a quick buck to be made in the guise of "fair compensation", there will
> be a shyster lawyer and money-hungry plaintiff.

Amply demonstrated by the fact that just over the past ten years
virtually all playground equipment has been removed from public schools
and playing fields.

People really, really need to take some responsibility for themselves
(and their kids) instead of whining until the government covers the
entire planet with foam rubber.

-rob
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