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Re:European Legislation Could Create Liability for Free-Soft... by lijok on Saturday September 30, 2023 @12:46PM (#37717209)
No. I am suggesting that you should not be producing goods for public consumption unless you are able to provide guarantees.

Noone's going to force you to provide guarantees for goods you did not produce.

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Re:European Legislation Could Create Liability for Free-Soft... by alphanullmeric on Saturday September 30, 2023 @12:51PM (#37717260)
Are you suggesting it or saying it should be illegal? Again, by defending these laws you want it to be forced.

I never said anything about software I didn’t produce, should I interpret this as you agreeing that you will force me to provide guarantees for open source software I do make?

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Re:European Legislation Could Create Liability for Free-Soft... by lijok on Saturday September 30, 2023 @01:17PM (#37717550)
> should I interpret this as you agreeing that you will force me to provide guarantees for open source software I do make?

Yes. However, the way you use the term "force me", at least to me, implies an unjust enforcement of a law, post-publishing that was not made clear pre-publishing.

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Re:European Legislation Could Create Liability for Free-Soft... by alphanullmeric on Saturday September 30, 2023 @01:27PM (#37717652)
It’s unjust if you believe force is only justified in response to force, which you do not. Glad we cleared that up.
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Re:European Legislation Could Create Liability for Free-Soft... by lijok on Saturday September 30, 2023 @01:49PM (#37717909)
You seem very intent on labelling legal obligations as being forced to do something. That, at least to me, is a clear mischaracterization of the issue at hand.
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