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Article #743Re: on the lighter side
From: Wilmot
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 00:00
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 00:00
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I also found this in the licence agreement for IE 5.01 ------ Note on Java Support. The OS Components may contain support for programs written in Java. Java technology is not fault tolerant and is not designed, manufactured, or intended for use or resale as on-line control equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe performance, such as in the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communication systems, air traffic control, direct life support machines, or weapons systems, in which the failure of Java technology could lead directly to death, personal injury, or severe physical or environmental damage. Sun Microsystems, Inc. has contractually obligated Microsoft to make this disclaimer. ------ "Greg" <gsimon@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:89JZ4.3444$Hz.26627@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > while browsing through the small demo programs that came with jdk1.3. I came > across a program called 'metalworks'. In the source code I saw the following > comment. > > /* > ...... > * > * This software is not designed or intended for use in on-line control of > * aircraft, air traffic, aircraft navigation or aircraft communications; or > in > * the design, construction, operation or maintenance of any nuclear > * facility. Licensee represents and warrants that it will not use or > * redistribute the Software for such purposes. > */ > > maybe water pistols should come with a disclaimer, not designed for use in > military operations...... > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10d6db,6c91b4e83ca817f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d6db,public From: "Wilmot" <brad@webmasterslibrary.com> Subject: Re: on the lighter side Date: 2000/06/07 Message-ID: <8hk949$qpd$1@bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au> X-Deja-AN: 631978482 References: <89JZ4.3444$Hz.26627@news-server.bigpond.net.au> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 X-Complaints-To: news@uq.edu.au X-Trace: bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au 960341961 27437 203.100.22.164 (7 Jun 2000 01:39:21 GMT) Organization: University of Queensland X-MSMail-Priority: Normal NNTP-Posting-Date: 7 Jun 2000 01:39:21 GMT Newsgroups: aus.computers.java