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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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