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> I would expect you can only be held reponsible for a product if you say it fits a particular purpose. That is an incorrect expectation. Even in the American
by advisedwang 3y ago
> I would expect you can only be held reponsible for a product if you say it fits a particular purpose.
That is an incorrect expectation. Even in the American legal system "I said don't do that" is not a shield against liability. In the EU framework a new law can pretty much create any new liability they want, so a disclaimer absolutely could be rendered meaningless.
- nequo 3y ago> Even in the American legal system "I said don't do that" is not a shield against liability. Also IANAL. As someone offering open source software for free, what shields you against liability in the American system?
- colejohnson66 3y agoNothing. You can be sued for anything no matter the disclaimer.
- nequo 3y agoDo you know of a precedent of such a court case being decided against the author of free and open source software?
- BiteCode_dev 3y agoIt's not "I said don't do that", but rather "I got a thing, but can't advice for any use case". If you sell rope with no label for anything whatsoever, and people use it to do rock climbing and die, I doubt you will lose in court. Yet again, IANAL at all.
- advisedwang 3y agoIf you sell a noose and say it's for lassoing, you will still be held liable if someone hangs themselves.