> if you write one, advertise one, you need to care about security No, you don't. The author doesn't owe you a single thing unless you have a warranty saying

> if you write one, advertise one, you need to care about security No, you don't. The author doesn't owe you a single thing unless you have a warranty saying otherwise. Most licenses explicitly say something like: THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE If you don't like the terms, don't accept the code. I don't see how that could be more clear.