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Re:European Legislation Could Create Liability for Free-Soft... by PixyMisa on Saturday September 30, 2023 @01:59PM (#37718014)
You mean, something like this?

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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Re:European Legislation Could Create Liability for Free-Soft... by lijok on Saturday September 30, 2023 @03:10PM (#37718711)
No - I mean something like a banner at the top of the README or at the homepage of the documentation that states, as boldly as feasible, something along the lines of "THIS IS A PROOF OF CONCEPT/DEMO/FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES ONLY SOFTWARE THAT SHOULD NOT BE USED IN PRODUCTION"
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