On Mon, 8 Mar 1999 20:22:21 EST, you wrote:

>>  From:        lists@HOME.COM (Gerhard Fiedler)
>>  if that means "charge for bugfixes" this is ok with me if it is about GNU
>>  or some other public license software, but not for a proprietary program i
>>  bought (and don't even get the sources).
>>
>>  if somebody sells something, my POV is still that it should work as
>>  advertised. and i've never seen a software manufacturer (including CCS)
>>  advertise that their products may or not do what they claim... ie.
>>  advertise that they sell it, like cheap used car dealers, "as is." and if
>>  it doesn't do what they claim, i think it's their responsibility to make it
>>  work, free of charge. we'll get there :)
>>
>>  ge
>>
>Gerhard,
>Do you ever pay any money for maintenance on your car? Or does your initial
>purchase include all necessary future charges to keep it in operational order
>and up to date?
>
>Ian C.
Totally spurious argument - cars are designed with inherent wear-out
mechanisms, software with bugs had them from day one.