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DST Survival Kit

survival.jpgWill you survive the Daylight Savings Bug?  No doubt you've read about it.  Just like Y2K, it is important to prepare your survival kit.  To be safe, your kit should include the following: water and non-perishable food items - enough for you and your family to survive for at least 30 days; waterproof matches; an emergency blanket; and the following DST Compliance Warranty:

Daylight Savings Compliant" means that the Licensed Software will perform in accordance with the Specifications prior to, during, and after each daylight savings time adjustment following the Effective Date of this Agreement, without material error relating to time, dates, or time or date data. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Daylight Savings Compliant Software shall manage and manipulate data involving dates and the time of day on specific dates and shall not abnormally end or provide invalid or incorrect results as a result of such time or date data.

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Licensor warrants that (i) as of the Effective Date with respect to the Initial Licensed Software and (ii) as of the applicable delivery date with respect to any Additional Licensed Software, such Licensed Software, and the media on which it is provided, (A) will contain no viruses, time bombs or other programming that, in the ordinary operation of the Licensed Software, may (1) delete data, (2) damage equipment or (3) cause the interruption or stoppage of the Licensed Software; (B) shall perform in accordance with the applicable Specifications; (C) is Daylight Savings Compliant; and (D) is not the subject of any claims made or threatened that the Licensed Software infringes any patent, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of any third party.

Image courtesy of Jose Hernandez

 

Posted on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 10:33AM by Registered CommenterTim Feathers in | CommentsPost a Comment

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