[LINK] NZ Passes Liability for Insecurity to Consumers
Malcolm Miles
mgm-ns at tardis.net
Tue Jul 3 21:36:55 AEST 2007
On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:35:24 +1000, you wrote:
>Recall that the disclaimer on Windows/NT clearly stated that that
>operating system was not to be used in situations where lives could
>be at stake if the software failed, including applications in
>aviation, defense, medicine, etc.etc.
That disclaimer was specifically for the Java components of Windows.
Sun required that the disclaimer was included with all Java
implementations, including their own. Sun no longer require this
disclaimer to be used.
" NOTE ON JAVA SUPPORT. THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN SUPPORT FOR
PROGRAMS WRITTEN IN JAVA.? JAVA TECHNOLOGY IS NOT FAULT TOLERANT AND
IS NOT DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED, OR INTENDED FOR USE OR RESALE AS
ON-LINE CONTROL EQUIPMENT IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS REQUIRING
FAIL-SAFE PERFORMANCE, SUCH AS IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES,
AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL,
DIRECT LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES, OR WEAPONS SYSTEMS, IN WHICH THE FAILURE
OF JAVA TECHNOLOGY COULD LEAD DIRECTLY TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY,
OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE."
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Best wishes,
Malcolm
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