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Article #73300Re: Wanted: blurb supporting GNU integrity
From: To the Ground
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1991 15:30
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1991 15:30
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rsw@cs.brown.EDU (Bob Weiner) writes: > In article <1991Oct7.134056.17739@turing.ac.uk> mick@quoich.turing.ac.uk (Mic > >We have a problem trying to convince an industrial partner > >that the GNU C++ compiler, g++, is `safe' to install at their > >site. It is not completely clear what they are afraid of, but > >the usual suspects are GNU's free-ness (perceived virus risk) allied to > >its no-warranty status. > > Virtually ALL software produced in this country is sold WITHOUT > warranty; I suspect this is true elsewhere. It's NOT true in the UK, which is where the original poster is located. In particular, shrink-wrap license agreements are not legally binding in this country. There is, therefore, some merit to the argument that with commercial software you can demand a certain amount of support from the supplier which you can't demand with free software or GNU software. mathew
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,d88347b61bea92a1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-10-14 16:18:40 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uknet!ukc!slxsys!ibmpcug!mantis!mathew From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (To the Ground) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Wanted: blurb supporting GNU integrity Message-ID: <cycT021w164w@mantis.co.uk> Date: 14 Oct 91 15:30:59 GMT References: <RSW.91Oct13024138@delay.cs.brown.EDU> Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK. Lines: 23