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Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating?

From	Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating?
Date	2012-06-18 22:14 +0200
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On 06/18/2012 06:30 AM, DFS wrote:
> On 6/17/2012 12:58 PM, Ian Hilliard wrote:
>> On 06/17/2012 06:23 PM, DFS wrote:
>>> On 6/17/2012 6:18 AM, Ian Hilliard wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Windows CANNOT be legally used for any system that is safety certified
>>>> as the Windows EULA explicitly states that it is not to be used for
>>>> safety critical applications.
>>>
>>> Which EULA? I don't recall ever seeing that.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> How about this one:
>>
>> 9. RESTRICTED USE. The Microsoft software was designed for systems that
>> do not require fail-safe performance. You may not use the Microsoft
>> software in any device or system in which a malfunction of the software
>> would result in foreseeable risk of injury or death to any person. This
>> includes operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or
>> communication systems and air traffic control.
>
>
> Why didn't you include the link?
>
>
You already have it. It comes from the Windows XP EULA.

Ian

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Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-16 12:33 +0200
  Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-17 12:18 +0200
    Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2012-06-17 08:28 -0400
    Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2012-06-17 12:23 -0400
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-17 18:58 +0200
        Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2012-06-18 00:30 -0400
          Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-18 22:14 +0200
            Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2012-06-19 08:50 -0400
        Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-18 11:45 +0200
          Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-18 22:17 +0200
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-18 11:43 +0200
    Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2012-06-18 07:53 -0500
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2012-06-18 09:43 -0400
        Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-18 17:44 +0200
        Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-18 22:20 +0200
          Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Bjørn Steensrud <bjornst@skogkatt.homelinux.org> - 2012-06-19 09:51 +0200

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