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Are there instances where OSS contributors were found liable for major losses? (Heartbleed would seem like the kind of thing that could do it.) If so, I'd expe

• retrac 4y ago
  As I understand it, at least with contract law in common law jurisdictions, simply writing and freely posting OSS would not fall under this; a warranty is an implied part of a contract, and there is no contract that exists between the authors, and those who receive copies. No contract, no sale, no warranty. (A licence is not a contract, at least in some common law jurisdictions. But licences are contracts in civil law jurisdictions, usually...) This would, however, not remain true if you're actually dealing with your users in a way that establishes mutual obligations (be careful you don't fall into a contract unawares!) Providing support for pay would do it, for example.