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Old 05-09-2009, 07:30 AM   #1
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LXer: Should Software Developers Be Liable for their Code?


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They might be, if a new European Commission consumer protection proposal becomes law. Although the idea of Microsoft paying billions of dollars might sound an appealing prospect, one knock-on consequence might be that open source coders would also be liable for any damage that errors in their software caused.

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Old 05-09-2009, 11:47 AM   #2
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This is bullshit. Maybe politicians should also be held liable for every single screw-up they make. How about leading by example, eh?...
 
  


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