From: Brandon S. Allbery (bsa@kf8nh.wariat.org)
Date: 07/13/93


From: bsa@kf8nh.wariat.org (Brandon S. Allbery)
Subject: Re: NT vs Linux (was: Re: truth or dare)
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1993 16:16:53 GMT

In article <1993Jul13.034610.10965@ksmith.com> keith@ksmith.com (Keith Smith) writes:
>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.

They may not have a choice. If I remember correctly, a warranty which does
not cover the *program* (as opposed to the media) is invalid in Australia
(someone want to state the details? My memory of them is far too fuzzy for me
to attempt it).

++Brandon

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Brandon S. Allbery         kf8nh@kf8nh.ampr.org          bsa@kf8nh.wariat.org