[NTLUG:Discuss] Real dangers of CR2

[R P Herrold]

On Fri, 10 Aug 2001, Fred James wrote:

> Under the laws in the USA, the owner of the "at fault" vehicle in any
> motoring incident is deemed to be the responsible party, and therefore
> liable for damages.

Interesting ... in Ohio, with the car rental firm with which I
previously worked, the owner (the agency) was NOT liable,
unless affirmative 'negligent entrustment' (renting to a
obviously drunk person,....) had occured.

Does the initial analogy mean that a sysadmin at a shop using
a unsecurable product -- some from Redmond come to mind -- is
personally liable for NOT converting the hosts to a more
secure os? <grin>


-- Russ