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Re: Mathematica and Lisp
Posted:
Feb 3, 2013 8:19 PM
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Hola:
The fact that WRI does not even "recommend the use of the Product" in instances where it could "threaten" ... "injury, or significant loss" does indeed constitute a most serious limitation to "the Product's" usefulness.
Best regards,
MATTHIAS BODE (User since version 2.)S 17.36398=B0, W 66.21816=B0,2'590m. AMSL.
> From: fateman@cs.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: Mathematica and Lisp
> To: mathgroup@smc.vnet.net
> Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2013 02:46:43 -0500
>
> On 2/1/2013 10:15 PM, danl@wolfram.com wrote:
> <snip>
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> > http://www.wolfram.com/legal/agreements/wolfram-mathematica.html
> >
> > I believe somewhere the documentation recommends against use for certain types of
> >life-safety applications involving real-time computation.
> >That's not the same thing as designing a bridge, or a jet plane,
> >or landing control software, or medical devices, or drugs, or...
> >
>
> Thanks for the pointer to the right page. If you read it says,under
> Limited Warranty and Disclaimer
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> "WRI does not recommend the use of the Product for applications in which
> errors and/or omissions could threaten life, injury, or significant loss. "
>
> My comment was, in any case, facetious. Software vendors typically
> make such disclaimers, though their legal relevance is perhaps
> questionable if a dispute arises. I am not a lawyer though.
>
> RJF
>
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