[plt-scheme] One small and one big issue with DrScheme

From: Shriram Krishnamurthi (sk at cs.brown.edu)
Date: Sun Jul 6 09:15:04 EDT 2008

8.  NOTE ON JAVA SUPPORT. THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT CONTAINS
SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS WRITTEN IN JAVA. JAVA TECHNOLOGY
IS NOT FAULT TOLERANT AND IS NOT DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED,
OR INTENDED FOR USE OR RESALE AS ON-LINE CONTROL EQUIPMENT
IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS REQUIRING FAIL-SAFE PERFORMANCE,
SUCH AS IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT
NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL,
DIRECT LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES, OR WEAPONS SYSTEMS, IN WHICH
THE FAILURE OF JAVA TECHNOLOGY COULD LEAD DIRECTLY TO DEATH,
PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.

[From Microsoft NT 4.0's license agreement, circa 1997.
Because, you know, NT is fault-tolerant and designed,
manufactured, and intended for use or resale as on-line
control equipment in hazardous environments.  Oh wait --]

S.


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