Re: Nmap 4.02Alpha1 Released

["Jamie Gavahan" <redpike () gmail com>]

On 3/4/06, David Warde-Farley <david.warde.farley () utoronto ca> wrote:
> On 4-Mar-06, at 1:59 PM, AgentSmith15 wrote:
>
> > Can someone explain this survey question?
> >
> > "Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) features: Refuse to function
> > without
> > license key, require registration and EULA acceptance to download."
> >
> > What would be the pro/cons to this?
>
> Fyodor can probably explain it better, but I found this rather
> puzzling too. Perhaps it would provide some sort of additional legal
> cover for Fyodor and all contributors against legal liability if the
> software is used for nefarious purposes? Though it seems that this
> section of the GPL would cover that:
>
> IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
> WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR
> REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR
> DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
> DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM
> (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED
> INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE
> OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH
> HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
> DAMAGES.
>
> I suppose the "applicable law" part would be overridden by a
> contractual agreement to exempt all Nmap developers from liability,
> in the form of a clickthrough EULA agreement/registration process.

I think he put it in there as a joke, don't you think?


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