"After a long period of deliberation on the matter, Broadcast 2000 has been removed
from public access due to excessive liability.
In recent months the line between warranty exemption and liability has become
increasingly blurred as more companies have liquidated and more individuals have
begun to seek compensation.
We've already seen several organizations win lawsuits against GPL/warranty free
software writers because of damage that software caused to the organization. Several
involved the RIAA vs mp3/p2p software writers. Several involved the MPAA vs media
player authors. You might say that warranty exemption has become quite
meaningless in today's economy.
While not related to either of these cases the distribution of Broadcast 2000 enhanced
to unacceptable levels the risk of an individual experiencing significant financial
damage due to the extremely expensive nature of high end video production and the
high risk inherent in professional video business marketing.
This has forced us to reconsider our liability protection at this time. We still plan to
continue offering minor works for download and in the coming years, as the liability
issues surrounding open source software are resolved, we expect to issue newer major
works."
Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ?
Responsabilité vis-à-vis des dégats causés par le soft ? Mais l'entité qui développe ne se lave-t-elle pas TOUJOURS le mains ? (dans toutes les licenses, il y a un dégagement de responsabilité quant à l'utilisation du logiciel)
Quoi qu'il en soit Herroine ne veut plus supporter ce poids...
De toute façon Broadcast 2000 est en GPL et abrité sur SourceForge... encore faut-il que des développeurs se penchent dessus...
# Qui peut m'expliquer ?
Posté par Nÿco (site web personnel) . En réponse à la dépêche Herroinewarrior stope la diffusion de broadcast2000. Évalué à 0.
from public access due to excessive liability.
In recent months the line between warranty exemption and liability has become
increasingly blurred as more companies have liquidated and more individuals have
begun to seek compensation.
We've already seen several organizations win lawsuits against GPL/warranty free
software writers because of damage that software caused to the organization. Several
involved the RIAA vs mp3/p2p software writers. Several involved the MPAA vs media
player authors. You might say that warranty exemption has become quite
meaningless in today's economy.
While not related to either of these cases the distribution of Broadcast 2000 enhanced
to unacceptable levels the risk of an individual experiencing significant financial
damage due to the extremely expensive nature of high end video production and the
high risk inherent in professional video business marketing.
This has forced us to reconsider our liability protection at this time. We still plan to
continue offering minor works for download and in the coming years, as the liability
issues surrounding open source software are resolved, we expect to issue newer major
works."
Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ?
Responsabilité vis-à-vis des dégats causés par le soft ? Mais l'entité qui développe ne se lave-t-elle pas TOUJOURS le mains ? (dans toutes les licenses, il y a un dégagement de responsabilité quant à l'utilisation du logiciel)
Quoi qu'il en soit Herroine ne veut plus supporter ce poids...
De toute façon Broadcast 2000 est en GPL et abrité sur SourceForge... encore faut-il que des développeurs se penchent dessus...