Linked by John O'Sullivan on Tue 7th Oct 2003 18:42 UTC
Microsoft has a little liability problem called Windows. Many are no doubt aware of a would-be class-action lawsuit launched last week in California. The suit targets Microsoft over security problems. The plaintiff is a woman who had her identity stolen. Details are
here. (NYTimes, free registration required)
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Does the MS software license have a "As-is" or hold harmless clause? If so then the lawsuit is really an uphill battle unless there is significant proof of negligence. While I have issues with Microsofts security practices in general I do not think they have been willfully negligent. I believe the no warranty clauses in the GPL (11 &12) should protect open source coders for the most part, even given willful negligence.