The Inquirer: Microsoft's Indemnification as Bad as Linux

"Volish users might be kidding themselves that they have better legal protection than open sourcers if their software 'triggers' something important.

"According to Open Source company Cybersource, which has had a chat with a few lawyers, users are just as safely protected signed up with Linux. Cybersource Ceo Con Zymaris said his company, has investigated recent indemnification claims by Vole and found that sometimes the protection offered is worse than that offered by Linux vendors..."

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