Re: [HACKERS] Support (was: Democracy and organisation)
От | Christopher Kings-Lynne |
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Тема | Re: [HACKERS] Support (was: Democracy and organisation) |
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Msg-id | 01bb01c21da9$683f1b80$0200a8c0@SOL обсуждение исходный текст |
Ответ на | Re: Support (was: Democracy and organisation) (Tim Hart <tjhart@mac.com>) |
Список | pgsql-advocacy |
Hmmm... I think this is a common fallacy. It's like arguing that if windoze crashes and you lose important data then you have some sort of legal recourse against Microsoft. Ever read one of their EULAs? $10 says that Oracle's license grants them absolute immunity to any kind of damages claim. Chris ------------------- Tim Hart Wrote: If a catastrophic software failure results in a high percentage of lost revenue, a corporation might be able to seek monetary compensation from a commercial vendor. They could even be taken to court - depending upon licensing, product descriptions, promises made in product literature, etc. For cases like open source projects, like PostgreSQL, there is no legal recourse available. So - in the extreme case, if commercial Vendor V's database blows chunks, and causes company B to loose a lot of money. If Company B can prove that the fault lies squarely on the shoulders of Vendor V, Company C can sue Vendor V's a** off. Executive management isn't at fault - because they have performed due diligence and have forged a partnership with vendor V who has a legal responsibility for the claims of their product.
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