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Re:FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make ... by DasIch on Friday February 10, 2023 @10:02AM (#34740512)
> Why should FOSS be any different?

Because it's not a business. Health regulations for restaurants also don't apply to your kitchen at home, even if you are inviting friends for dinner.

Re:FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make ... by izacus on Friday February 10, 2023 @10:37AM (#34741011)
And if FOSS is not a business, it's excluded from this regulation as well.

If you make business with said FOSS you need to provide security just like how a food truck making food from open recipes has to make sure to not poison people either.

Re:FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make ... by bioemerl on Friday February 10, 2023 @11:18AM (#34741711)
What if I provide it for free and a business starts using it?
Re:FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make ... by hyperman1 on Friday February 10, 2023 @01:17PM (#34743458)
What if you give self baked cookies to a restaurant owner, and he sells them? Then the commercial entity assumes the risks and is supposed to safety check them.
Re:FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make ... by pjmlp on Friday February 10, 2023 @10:04AM (#34740546)
They surely apply if they happen to get food poisoning and sue you afterwards.
Re:FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make ... by yfr7ryfhh on Friday February 10, 2023 @10:11AM (#34740626)
Shockingly it's actually the fact you gave them food poisoning that decides that one. But I wouldn't be surprised if the Europeans thought that in need of fixing too.
Re:FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make ... by pjmlp on Friday February 10, 2023 @10:15AM (#34740679)
It means that you haven't taken the proper care to prevent it from happening in first place.
Re:FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make ... by account42 on Friday February 10, 2023 @10:51AM (#34741249)
There is a difference between being held accountable if your negligence ends up hurting someone vs. proactive audits and reporting requirements - the second has overhead even for those that already have high standards, overhead that is unreasonable outside a business setting.
Re:FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make ... by watwut on Friday February 10, 2023 @02:41PM (#34744676)
Proactive audit system seems to be better one to me. It is more predictable - you know in advance which rules you are supposed to follow. It also allows for widely accepted risk standard know in advance to both customers and providers.

The "do what you want and we will punish you hard if luck strikes badly" is less predictable. It has unfair results. It leads to both excessive risk avoidance (because if you are unlucky punishment is disproportionate) and risk taking customer is unable to proactively avoid.