Re: [ASIS-2 patch 0/2] Deep review of 'AS IS' disclaimers - part 2

[Allison Randal <allison@lohutok.net>]

On 6/5/19 8:43 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> This is the second variant of disclaimer modifications. Two patterns which
> express it different, but similar:
> 
> Standard disclaimer:
> 
>     this program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful
>     but without any warranty without even the implied warranty of
>     merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose
> 
> Modified disclaimer 1:
> 
>     software distributed under the license is distributed on an as is basis
>     without warranty of any kind either express or implied see the license
>     for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
>     license
> 
> Modified disclaimer 2:
> 
>    this driver software is distributed as is without any warranty of any
>    kind either express or implied as further specified in the gnu public
>    license
> 
> Both are explicitely under GPLv2 and both refer to the specific disclaimer
> wording in the GPLv2 license.
> 
> So as with ASIS-1, I don't see anything contradicting or substantially
> different.

Again, agreed. The added wording "as is", "of any kind", and "either
express or implied" were all copied from GPLv2, and so don't disclaim
anything more than the license already did.

Allison