On Jun 14, 2008, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Alexandre Oliva wrote: >> They didn't choose to distribute that particular content, so no, >> they're just carriers, like the air through which the bullet flies on >> the way to its target. > How would this be different on a moderated list? That would depend on the role of the moderators. If it's merely to ensure that postings don't deviate from the rules of the list, then I suppose they would still be regarded as carriers. If approval means endorsement to the statements in the message, then they might become co-responsible. > Look through the changelogs of some software packages to see how > many flaws past versions have contained. Do you hold the > distributors responsible for all those problems? Again, it depends (heck, I'm talking more and more like a lawyer, even though I'm not one :-) For example, per Brazilian consumer protection law, if I purchase something as a consumer, I'm entitled to warranty. No ifs or buts. Regardless of whatever my relationship with the copyright holders of the Free Software in the product I purchased is (I got a copyright license from them that states there's no warranty), the vendor who performed the distribution to me is responsible for providing me with warranty. -- Alexandre Oliva http://www.lsd.ic.unicamp.br/~oliva/ Free Software Evangelist oliva@{lsd.ic.unicamp.br, gnu.org} FSFLA Board Member ¡Sé Libre! => http://www.fsfla.org/ Red Hat Compiler Engineer aoliva@{redhat.com, gcc.gnu.org} -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
