Hello - from one of the proposers for the new UIMA project on the
incubator- now being set up.
(I would ask this question on the legal-discuss mailing list, but I've
not been granted access (although I've asked for this).
If there is another place to ask, please let me know.)
In preparing things for the initial upload - I'm putting in license
comments in XML documentation source files. The boiler plate for these
from the apache.org/legal site includes:
... Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
software distributed under the License is distributed on an
"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
KIND, either express or implied. ...
First, is it true this won't apply to documentation, since it isn't
"software"?
Second, I'm aware that many books have phrases of the form:
"Warning and Disclaimer
Although efforts have been made to make this book as complete and
accurate as possible, xxx makes no warranties etc. regarding the content
or its fitness for any particular purpose. The information in this book
is provided on an as-is basis. etc.
"
Additional sentences might disclaim liability & responsibility for
damages and loss resulting from the info in the book.
Additional sentences might disclaim any responsibility for any "linked"
internet sites.
Additional sentences might disclaim any implied "endorsement" of any
"linked" sites.
Is any of this needed or appropriate to include in our documentation?
Third, Many books have some statement about "Trademarks". They often
say something about items known to be trademarks are capitalized . Is
something about this needed for our UIMA books from Apache?
Finally, the O'Reilly book "Head First Design Patterns" includes the phrase:
"No ducks were harmed in the making of this book." (Yes, really).
I have no questions about this :-)
-Marshall Schor
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