Compromised machines liable for damage?

Wed Dec 28 19:58:43 UTC 2005

On Wed, Dec 28, 2005 at 09:38:11AM -0500, Jason Frisvold wrote:
...
> So what if Microsoft put a warning label on all copies of Windows that
> said something to the tune of "Not intended for use without firewall
> and anti-virus software installed" ?  :)  Isn't the consumer at least
> partially responsible for reasonable precautions?
...

Last time I looked at an MS Windows package, Microsoft actually put a
much stronger warning than that on all of its packages.  And a truthful
one, as well!

Something like, "This software is not guaranteed to do anything in
particular."

;-)

-- 
Joe Yao
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