In message <20020718012104.K1079@mofo.meme.com>, "Karl O . Pinc" writes:
>Ok, you've explained liability disclaimer in the BSD license and why
>it continues to be used.  Why does every other license also disclaim
>liability (X11, Apache, etc.)?  I think it's because if it comes from
>you, you're liable by default unless there's a disclaimer.

In the absence of any kind of written law, it would be very clever to try
to infer the qualities of the law from the things people do that appear to be
related to it.

-s