Can a company sell the security updates for the software that they sell

Can a company sell the security updates for the software that they sell

r_cheema@hotmail.com (Ugly)	2/5/2004 9:29:00 AM
I have a question. I'f I buy a software like RedHat Enterprise Version 3.0 and a month later a vulnerability is release for one software (for example sendmail), Legally should redhat provide me the fix free of charge or can they charge me for tha update. As a comparison: If I buy a car and company later finds that the tires are vulnerable to accidents or flipovers they are obligated to replace them free of charge. Shouldn't this be same for all the comsumer products like RedHat Software.



"Naughtius \"The Twinkies Made Me Do It\" Maximus"	2/5/2004 11:53:36 AM
"Ugly" <r_cheema@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:c2682f5d.0402050929.7f57932c@posting.google.com... I have a question. I'f I buy a software like RedHat Enterprise Version 3.0 and a month later a vulnerability is release for one software (for example sendmail), Legally should redhat provide me the fix free of charge or can they charge me for tha update. "Legally" when they can do whatever they Damned Well Please to do... however, you might want to consult MicroSoft f'rinstance, on the Wisdom of Charging Users of their Products for Updates/Patches/Fixes/WorkArounds versus keeping a Customer Base Happy with Bug-Free Joy To Use $oftware... As a comparison: If I buy a car and company later finds that the tires are vulnerable to accidents or flipovers they are obligated to replace them free of charge. Shouldn't this be same for all the comsumer products like RedHat Software. Well... rather a Poor Comparison, but generally, Companies give a #@($ about Defective Products in Direct Proportion to their Liability/Damages exposure... Lemme know when RedHat throws you outta your Chair, Rolls Ya Down The Stairs, and Destroys Your Psychic Abilities... Naughtius "McLawSuit" Maximus



"dg"	2/5/2004 8:12:55 PM
Doesn't Red Hat also let you download for free everything they sell? It has been some time since I downloaded Red Hat Linux but I sem to remember that they would sell you the very same software in a pretty box with a manual, OR let you just download it free with no box and manual or support. --Dan "Ugly" <r_cheema@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:c2682f5d.0402050929.7f57932c@posting.google.com... I have a question. I'f I buy a software like RedHat Enterprise Version 3.0 and a month later a vulnerability is release for one software (for example sendmail), Legally should redhat provide me the fix free of charge or can they charge me for tha update. As a comparison: If I buy a car and company later finds that the tires are vulnerable to accidents or flipovers they are obligated to replace them free of charge. Shouldn't this be same for all the comsumer products like RedHat Software.

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