I suppose this last is basically on the grounds that the supplier has
little or no influence upon the circumstances under which the software is
used. However this might not apply in NSW given the recent case over the
supply of a wood chipper.
The question is: How much is it beyond the influence of the software
supplier if the user installs the software with the default settings, and
does not change from the default settings.
-- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates Contact detail at http://www.lannetlinux.comOn Mon, 6 Aug 2001, Roger Clarke wrote:
> > But my understanding is that software is either not subject to the > merchantable quality criterion at all (my dim memory is that contract > law imposed *some* level of responsibility, even before the Trade > Practices Act), or that software is subject to it to such a limited > extent that an action on those grounds would be very difficult to win.
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