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Why would they care if you change the code?Why would they care if you change the code?Posted Oct 6, 2006 17:37 UTC (Fri) by spitzak (guest, #4593)In reply to: Why would they care if you change the code? by sepreece Parent article: Busy busy busybox
That's nonsense. Caterpillar would win the case, as you modified their device without their authorization!
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Why would they care if you change the code? Posted Oct 6, 2006 19:01 UTC (Fri) by sepreece (subscriber, #19270) [Link] Most companies are willing to go to significant lengths to lower the probabilities. Juries do sometimes do things you would not expect. The cost of going to law are substantial, even if you win.
I can say that I know of design decisions taken specifically to avoid liability potential, over things with much less potential impact that replacing major parts of the operating software.
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