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Re: by abdullahkhalids on Saturday February 11, 2023 @10:45PM (#34759493)
Yes, but that's because farmers are selling the food. If developers sell software, they should be liable for providing software according to spec. In both case, the act of selling is done under an implicit or explicit contract.

But if they are FOSS developers, there is no contract, because there is no exchange. In this case, developers should have about as much responsibility as say authors who write books for the public. They should be liable if they go out of their way to write harmful information/software, but if they took reasonable precautions, they should be fine.

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Re: by Dalewyn on Sunday February 12, 2023 @03:24AM (#34761024)
>They should be liable if they go out of their way to write harmful information/software,

In the interests of free speech I staunchly disagree.

If someone writes a virus, that should not be a crime. If someone uses that virus to cause harm or damage, that should be a crime.

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Re: by luckylion on Sunday February 12, 2023 @04:01AM (#34761248)
> Yes, but that's because farmers are selling the food.

So if you ran a charity that gave the food away for free, you wouldn't be held to all the regulation around pesticides, hygiene etc?

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