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In article <1991May31.073704.4847@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov>, earle@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov (Greg Earle (Sun Software)) writes:
>
>The bottom line: in such a circumstance, is company XYZ liable for damages
>caused as a direct/indirect result of the security hole opened due to the
>installation of their product?

Yes, unless they have taken reasonable action to notify the installer
of potentially harmful side effects.

>Or is it a case of "If you don't read the
>installation script of all products you install, then you get what
>you deserve" 
>for the sys admin of the cracker system?  In general, is a software vendor
>liable/responsible for anything deletirious that occurs as a byproduct of the
>installation of their product(s) on a customer's machine?

Yes, if the vendor provides a script or installation instructions,
they're responsible for making resonably sure that they're safe.

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