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>>jashke+(OP)
What's next, people who sell cars aren't responsible for making sure they're safe? People who sell food aren't responsible for whether it gives people food poisoning?

If you release a product then at the minimum it's your responsibility to make sure it's not going to harm others. If you can't do this then you shouldn't be releasing open source software.

Adding a disclaimer at the bottom doesn't absolve you of gross negligence.

>>Alex39+N7
"Sell" is a pretty important word there. There are laws and regulations for those, and neither comes with an explicit license saying something like "disclaims all warranties and conditions, express and implied, including warranties or conditions of title and non-infringement, and implied warranties or conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose."

>>lvh+09
> neither comes with an explicit license saying something like "disclaims all warranties and conditions, express and implied, including warranties or conditions of title and non-infringement, and implied warranties or conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose."

Because they obviously would be not legally binding. Again, you can't absolve yourself of gross negligence any more than you can sell yourself into slavery. And legally speaking, selling something almost always includes giving that thing away for free. (Except for in a few cases where gifts are specifically exempted, like for some low-level drug crimes at the state level.)