Re: C++ lib compatibility between Red Hat 9 and 7.3

[Alan Hodgson <ahodgson simkin ca>]

On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 01:08:25PM +0200, Toralf Lund wrote:
> are responsible for being able to justify their claims. In other words, 
> if developers claim the application is perfect for me, *then* I have the 
> right to demand that it is. Maybe this is not very relevant to the 
> thread;

Fortunately, all GPL programs are distributed under the terms that:

"EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER
PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO
THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU.".

Clearly, the developers are not claiming that the application is perfect
for you.

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