discuss: DB2 for Linux HOWTO ready for review
Subject:
Re: DB2 for Linux HOWTO ready for review
From:
Ian Hakes ####@####.####
Date:
9 Dec 2004 19:39:56 -0000
Message-Id: <OFCFAD0575.3C857D28-ON85256F65.006A7DEE-85256F65.006BFE68@ca.ibm.com>
Hi,
If the disclaimer were removed, then that creates the possibility that if
a user followed the instructions in the modified document, and their
system crashed or died as a result (which I would be very surprised :-)),
then they could claim that IBM caused the damage because they did not
disclaim ownership of the contents. Then they could sue IBM.
That's a lot of "if"s, "and"s, and "but"s, but that seems to be the nature
of the business world these days.
Anyway, I have made the changes you suggested in your first review, and I
have put the new copy up onto:
http://www.julieandian.com/writing/howto/DB2LinuxHowTo.htm (along with a
revised copy of the pdf)
Cheers,
Ian
Ian Hakes
ID Infrastructure Team Lead
IBM DB2 Universal Database
Notes: Ian Hakes/Toronto/IBM
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Red Hat Certified Engineer
Linux Professional Institute Certified Level 1
Rahul Sundaram ####@####.####
12/09/2004 01:56 PM
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Ian Hakes/Toronto/IBM@IBMCA
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Re: DB2 for Linux HOWTO ready for review
--- Ian Hakes ####@####.#### wrote:
> I can drop everything but the "Disclaimer" -- IBM
> lawyers won't let it be
> released without that section to ensure that this
> document can't be used
> as a means for litigation against the company.
>
You mean somebody can remove the disclaimer in the
original section if it was invariant and then litigate
against the company based on a modified document?
If so then go ahead and keep it as a invariant section
I just noticed that another howto copyright IBM has a
simple license without such invariant sections or even
a disclaimer for that matter.
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/EVMSUG/html/index.html
You might want to take a look at that ...
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Regards
Rahul Sundaram
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