General Gaming Public License, GGPL

[Mitch Blevins]

bruce at perens.com wrote:
> From: Philipp Gühring <p.guehring at enemy.org>
> > 
> >   13. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN
> > WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY
> > AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU
> > FOR THE TIME OR MONEY YOU LOST WHEN PLAYING, WATCHING OR LISTENING TO
> > THE GAME.
> 
> Philipp,
> 
> Have you already consulted an attorney who told you that this new license
> provision was necessary? I very strongly doubt that it's necessary on top
> of the generic "no warranty" claims already present in the GPL. Otherwise,
> there would be similar claims already attached to books, movies, and
> commercial video games.

Am I the only one here who took this as a joke?

-Mitch