On 23/08/2011 22.51, Patrick Donnelly wrote:
I'm not so sure it's so ridiculous. The hyperbole is evident, of course, but substitute "bullet" with, say, "viral code who can infect flight control towers in airports causing massive damage". I suspect that in some jurisdictions not even a GPL-like disclaimer would be enough to release the creator from all the responsibilities.On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 4:33 PM, David Kastrup<dak@gnu.org> wrote:Of course not. If I release a bullet into the public domain, this does not automatically release me from any liability associated with its impact, either. Not even if I did not do so with malice but merely carelessness.That's a ridiculous analogy. We're talking about intellectual property and public domain in that context.
-- Lorenzo