[OSGeo-Discuss] Liability Issues For Companies Supporting OpenSource Development

[nicholas.g.lawrence at mainroads.qld.gov.au]

> And those clauses are modelled on the same sort of disclaimer found
> in old-fashioned closed source software - it was realising that
> which started me as a corporate type towards open source. :)

When I bring up open source in my workplace, the usual
criticism is "who can I sue when things go wrong?"

There is a perception that if commercial proprietary software
breaks, you can sue the supplier.

nick


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