From: keith@ksmith.com (Keith Smith) Subject: Re: NT vs Linux (was: Re: truth or dare) Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1993 03:46:10 GMT
In article <1993Jul11.095015.2050@cm.cf.ac.uk> paul@myrddin.isl.cf.ac.uk (Paul) writes:
>The main point with companies that go for commercial products is one of
>liability. If the product you buy does something nasty, like nuke your
>hardware or just not do the job it's supposed to then your legal dept can
>go take your supplier to the cleaners (assuming you got the contract
>worked out properly). If linux sends your monitor up in smoke (which IS
>a possibility when your playing with XFree86) then there are no
>comebacks on anyone except yourself. No company will take on risks like
>that which is why they're unlikely to adopt linux as their OS.
Hmm, Those registration cards and Licences for SCO, SVR4, DOS, & Novell,
seemed to have words in them to the effect that if this garbage we just
sold you doesn't fly TFB. Perhaps I somehow misread them? There was
similar disclaim on some IBM stuff we bought too. Something about
"fitness for a particular purpose" ???
_NO ONE_ selling software in their right mind is gonna open themselves
up like that. You might as well just hand your Company checkbook over
to the first company with big lawyers you sell your stuff to.
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