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- From: mycroft@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Charles Hannum)
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- Subject: Re: Fund raising at the FSF
- Message-ID: <1ikfruINN521@life.ai.mit.edu>
- Date: 8 Jan 93 18:06:54 GMT
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- References: <1993Jan7.230129.19091@husc3.harvard.edu> <FRIEDMAN.93Jan8024448@nutrimat.gnu.ai.mit.edu> <1993Jan8.115714.19103@husc3.harvard.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan8.115714.19103@husc3.harvard.edu>
- zeleny@husc10.harvard.edu (Michael Zeleny) writes:
- >
- > The law does not permit selling products without warranty of any
- > kind. That does not stop the FSF from including its "NO WARRANTY"
- > clause in the GPL.
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- Specifically, version 2 says:
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- 11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO
- WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
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- Furthermore, the FSF `sells' a distribution service, and provides for
- a suitable warranty on the media used for such.
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- What is your point?
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