[pp.int.general] Why Free Software misses the point

[Edison Carter]

On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Andrew Norton <ktetch at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 5/13/2010 4:46 PM, Edison Carter wrote:
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>>> On the other hand, they are a legal entity that accepts responsibility
>>> (willingly or not) for their code. If it does something really bad, they
>>> will be made to pay. You can't say the same about free software. If
>>> office does bad things, I can sue MS, ditto photoshop with Adobe or
>>> Solidworks with Solidworks Inc.
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>> Sure you can sue. But can you win?
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> Just because they can claim it, doesn't mean it's legally enforceable.
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Can you find me any examples of an end-user suing any of the companies
you mentioned over defects in the software and winning?

How much did conficker cost? About US$9bn? Has any single customer of
any size sued Microsoft over the numerous flaws in Windows that made
conficker possible?