"Vladimir M. Zakharychev" <bob_at_dpsp-yes.com> wrote in message
news:acg3l2$kv0$1_at_babylon.agtel.net...
> "Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message
> news:uedi3onto96hdf_at_corp.supernews.com...
> >
> > I would also imagine when you make your 'tool' available, you are not
going
> > to assume any legal responsibilities for using it.
> > This alone would be a sufficient reason to strongly discourage anyone to
use
> > your 'tool' at all. After all, if you hire Oracle to rescue your
database
> > and Oracle screws your database, your legal position is completely
> > different.
> ahem... Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't every commercial software
vendor
> including Oracle disclaim all legal responsibilities for use or misuse of
their
> products and will not cover any resulting damages that exceed the cost of
license
> (which would be zero for a freeware tool like this)? This disclaimer is so
standard
> I didn't see any single license agreement without some soft of it in
ages...
> So if a tool comes with 'as is' disclaimer and no guarantees whatsoever
(which is
> often the case), I see no way to carry out a legal action against its
vendor in case
> of any damage resulting from the use (or misuse) of the tool. This extends
to any
> other tools out there. For example, if someone kills someone using a
kitchen knife,
> the vendor of the knife is not responsible for that even though they were
advised
> of the possibility of such use of their product... Having a tool like that
as last resort
> won't hurt anyone, especially if it only reads from datafiles and writes
to completely
> different location...
>
> --
> Vladimir Zakharychev (bob_at_dpsp-yes.com)
http://www.dpsp-yes.com
> Dynamic PSP(tm) - the first true RAD toolkit for Oracle-based internet
applications.
> All opinions are mine and do not necessarily go in line with those of my
employer.
>
>
>
For example, if someone kills someone using a kitchen knife,
> the vendor of the knife is not responsible for that even though they were
advised
> of the possibility of such use of their product...
You are aware of the case of a woman against a magnetron supplier? She put
her cat in the magnetron because the cat got wet outside. The cat didn't
survive, and she sued the supplier because of the fact tit was not in the
manual you shouldn't put your cat in it to dry.
The woman *won* the case.
Regards
--
Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA
to reply remove '-verwijderdit' from my e-mail address
Regards
Received on Wed May 22 2002 - 17:11:46 CDT
