Re: Introduction and possible thread

["Keith Brown" <bahalana@wt.net>]

>I would guess that 99.999% of pilots would have enough sense not to
>trust their lives completely in a win95 based product ... or for that
>matter depend on any one single point of failure.

Maybe, but I don't mean a failure in the OS, but a bug in the software.
Though Linux is rock solid, it can't correct a programmer's mistakes :-( And
if I'm not mistaken, there is at least one moving map system out there for
general aviation that is Windows based. I kid you not!

>I think that having all the appropriate disclaimers clearly posted
>would definitely be required and helpful for disuading people from
>naming you in a lawsuit.

I don't doubt it would certainly help the case, but "apropriate" and
"clearly posted" are other aspects that would be attacked by the plaintiff.

>Taking a step back it seems really silly that a person would have to
>hesitate to contribute something useful to society because of the
>threat of being sued by someone who foolishly mis-used it.  But I
>guess that is life, at least here in the USA ...

Yes, who would have thought a woman spilling coffee in her lap could sue
because it was too hot, and win millions of dollars!

>Maybe what you need to do is get a fake hotmail address and do all
>your development with an anonymous identity that can't be traced back
>to your real identity. :-)

Hee hee, now that would instill confidence in my product!


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