Re: [Linux-migration-list] OpenPGP

[Martin S. <sh...@gm...>]

"M. Fioretti" wrote:

> Maybe not for Free SW itself, and for the actual developer who
> released under GPL, but what about packagers? If I *buy* a boxed set
> from Red Hat, Mandrake, whoever, can *they* be sued if something in
> that box reformats the hard disk? I 've been asked a similar question
> in the office:

> Still, what is the correct answer?

IANAL, but a seller is only responsible for what he produces. So someone
who sells a Linux distro is responsible for the distro, not it's
software (except the self-created software).

Best regards,
Martin Stricker
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