[wp-hackers] Plugin update & security / privacy

[Andy Staines]

Where in the GPL? I don't see it?
It says nothing about data harvesting without consent.
Anyway - this is my last input on this. I was simply trying to be  
helpful. I can imagine someone here in Europe having a field day in  
the courts and press with this one should they so wish.

On 07:24  PM |  Mon 24 Sep 07, at 07:24  PM |  24 Sep 07, Moritz  
'morty' Struebe wrote:

> The GPL covers this. You should sometimes read the license for the  
> code you use:
>
>                NO WARRANTY
>
>  11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO  
> WARRANTY
> FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.  EXCEPT  
> WHEN
> OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES
> PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER  
> EXPRESSED
> OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
> MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE ENTIRE  
> RISK AS
> TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU.  SHOULD THE
> PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY  
> SERVICING,
> REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
>
>  12. 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.
>
>
> Andy Staines wrote:
>> Actually the WP devs DO need to worry about it and it does make a  
>> difference. It matters not where the code originated they could  
>> still find themselves on the receiving end of a legal case IF it  
>> is illegal and someone decides to make an issue out of it. They  
>> should at least consult someone with knowledge in the field. Cases  
>> like this can get very messy and generate lots of bad publicity.  
>> I'd be surprised it it's legal in the USA.
>>
>> On 06:19  PM |  Mon 24 Sep 07, at 06:19  PM |  24 Sep 07, Otto wrote:
>>
>>> Don't have any idea about legality. But unless the wordpress.org  
>>> devs
>>> are in europe, I don't think it makes any difference.
>>>
>>>
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