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Old October 3rd 06, 12:54 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Judah
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Default NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

Most software licenses disclaim all responsibility for everything
except an unreadable CD, although these disclaimers have never been
thoroughly tested in court, as far as I know.


Most software licenses are not certified by the FAA.

Software that is certified by a regulatory organization typically is held to
a bit of a higher standard than the desktop software pushed out by Microsoft.

Another good example is FDA certified software in the Pharmacuetical
industry. They too have a CFR much like aviation does, and have rigorous
standards for testing and certification before any change can be made.