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Re: Gcc installation problem
- From: dewar at gnat dot com (Robert Dewar)
- To: dberlin at dberlin dot org, dewar at gnat dot com
- Cc: dank at kegel dot com, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, lfei at ecn dot purdue dot edu,mrs at apple dot com
- Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 23:41:36 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: Gcc installation problem
> Of course, Robert has kindly sidestepped the issue of whether they
> *can* validly give you no warranty. Which i guess is better than trying
> to explain what "No warranty, to THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
> LAW" means in any particular set of circumstances.
The phrase "to the EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW" is a common one,
it simply means that you are disclaiming the warranty to the maximum
extent permitted, but not any more.
I have no idea why this simple concept causes people trouble, but for
sure this is OT anyway.