[Mimedefang] OT: Sasser info
David F. Skoll
dfs at roaringpenguin.com
Tue May 4 14:09:32 EDT 2004
On Tue, 4 May 2004, Kelson Vibber wrote:
> That depends: If a manufacturer discovers a defect and issues a recall, is
> it liable for damages that occur *after* the recall has been carried out?
It depends on the situation. However, it seems that Microsoft's
"mega patch" has problems of its own -- people on Bugtraq have reported
no end of problems after applying it.
> To bring back the eternal car analogy: suppose someone discovers that a
> particular Ford model has defective airbags that will explode if the car is
> hit from a certain direction. Ford issues a recall, there's been time for
> people to go in and get the airbags fixed.
What if Ford's recall results in the car's range being limited to 20
kilometres before refueling (12.5 miles for Americans. :-)) so that
customers may reasonably decide not to go for the recall because of
the side effects?
Regards,
David.
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