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I'm surprised I haven't seen more people point out that the licence says "THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM" and therefore "he can do whatever he wants to (y

I'm surprised I haven't seen more people point out that the licence says "THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM" and therefore "he can do whatever he wants to (your computer with) his software!?!1". That argument wasn't convincing when it was made in support of the recent vulnerability added to the "colors" NPM package, but I can still imagine people claiming that hijacking users' IP addresses is not harmful enough to count as malware.

domador 5y ago
It's one thing to say "there is no warranty" in order to free oneself from the burdens of maintenance and onerous, abusive liability that could arise from the product one is giving to others. It's quite another thing to say "there is no warranty" under the idea that you shouldn't trust me, since I could suddenly decide to turn around and start taking advantage of you and your naïve trust in me. I find the first kind of attitude acceptable and reasonable. The second is basically an anti-good-will, pro-aggressor view of the world, which I emphatically reject and hope becomes increasingly unpopular.