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6keZbCECT2uBtoday at 1:31 PM2 repliesview on HN

Your reasonable options are: 1. I stop sharing the software I write 2. You take responsibility for the software you use

Any software you use with this clause, "THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE."

Already attests that the authors do not offer guarantees that the software will have the features you need, supply chain security or otherwise.


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skeeter2020today at 1:43 PM

that clause - even in all caps - doesn't absolve them like you think it does. A quick example: if credentials were comprimised and malware pushed and it was determined to be due to reasonably preventible negligence an author could be held responsible.

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general1465today at 1:47 PM

If I will poison you (for free of course) am I absolved of guilt because I did not want a payment for that?

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