[NTLUG:Discuss] Real dangers of CR2

[Fred James]

The rental agency has a clause in the rental agreement that is kind of
like the EULA.
The "big guys" know how to CYA - the point behind the "car owner" being
responsible was to give the injured someone to whack in case the driver
had no money - the point behind the EULA to keep the "whacking" from
spreading to... - I know you are just trying to make a joke, kind of
like: "if you don't laugh you'll cry", but the fact is that JQ average
is the one left holding the bag.  All the rage in the world would end
that, but facing the fact can free one to walk through it making choices
instead of being bounced like a Ping-Pong ball and taking a lot of
bruises on the way.

R P Herrold wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
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