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The GP [SeanLuke] does make one good point, which is that using a BSD-style license is a good idea, because it gives you ammunition to help defeat a "creative"
by dctoedt 15y ago
The GP [SeanLuke] does make one good point, which is that using a BSD-style license is a good idea, because it gives you ammunition to help defeat a "creative" claim that you should be liable for problems other people have with your code.
Otherwise, I agree, there are a fair number of inaccuracies in the GP [SeanLuke] comment.
- tptacek 15y agoWhile conceding immediately that you generally do want to take whatever "free" steps that are available to you to avoid frivolous lawsuits, what's your take on how likely it is that someone would prevail with a claim like "a bug in the software code that you abandoned all claims to cost me millions of dollars"? (I ask because I'm curious, not to further a debate about PD).
- dctoedt 15y agoThe odds that a plaintiff would prevail in such a claim are close to zero. But defending against the claim would cost money. "Free" steps such as the BSD license give you a better shot at being able to stop the claim at lower cost --- think Spock with a Vulcan neck pinch, as opposed to Kirk having to slug it out out.