From: Brian S. Julin <bri@tull.umassp.edu>
  To  : Jos Hulzink <josh@stack.nl>
  Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 10:45:28 -0500 (EST)

Re: Speaking of bug reports

On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, Jos Hulzink wrote:
> I remember an issue with Debian: They included a mp3 player in their
> distribution without notifying the author, removed the check on
> little-endianess (the author explicitly inserted), distributed the
> software, and tried to sue the author for the software not working on a
> Dec Alpha distribution....
> 
> Debian is exit IMHO.

This I really doubt.  The very concept of Debian trying to sue
an author of freeware for non-functionality is absurd on many levels,
especially considering the software is distributed "without warranty [...]
of suitabilty for a particular purpose".

Please provide some sort of reference.

--
Brian