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- From: fjh@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fergus James HENDERSON)
- Subject: Re: harmful effects of gnu software
- Message-ID: <9302420.22115@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
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- Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 09:19:44 GMT
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- haley@husc11.harvard.edu (Elizabeth Haley) writes:
-
- >The difference between bits of software should be Technical Support,
- >and a good bit of manuals, and other goodies...
- >
- >Interestingly enough, Emacs at least has quite a nice manual with it,
- >that you can print out at your expense...
- >
- >But the things it lacks is:
- >Binaries, Tech Support for free, and a warranty of any kind...
-
- Usually ALL software - whether PD, copylefted, or commercial - does not come
- with a warranty, except perhaps for the physical medium on which you bought
- it. Even if your compiler says "100% ANSI-compatible" on the box, I'll bet
- that the fine print on the license means that even if it wipes your hard
- disk and blows your monitor when you try to compile a "hello world" program,
- you won't even be able to get a refund of your purchase price.
-
- Does anyone know of some generally-available software that *does* come with
- a real warranty?
-
- --
- Fergus Henderson fjh@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU
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