Linux.com covers the changing nature of End User License Agreements. "Until recently, EULAs in GNU/Linux have been short and to the point. As far as legally possible, they offer no warranty, and liability is never mentioned. Many non-commercial distributions and projects, such as the Debian Project, continue to be released under such licences. The idea of adding language about indemnification, says Branden Robinson, the Debian Project Leader, simply "hasn't been prominent on Debian's radar screen." He suggests that such language is probably unnecessary for non-commercial distributions, because they don't provide commercial service contracts. He adds, "Debian couldn't substantively back up an indemnification offer anyway.""

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