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Re:Sj.h: A tiny little JSON parsing library in ~150 lines of... by flykespice on Sunday September 21, 2025 @02:52PM (#45325556)
...and what open source software license in the world makes the author liable for damages?
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Re:Sj.h: A tiny little JSON parsing library in ~150 lines of... by k_roy on Sunday September 21, 2025 @03:30PM (#45325886)
Probably more of lack of explicit liability in the license.
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Re:Sj.h: A tiny little JSON parsing library in ~150 lines of... by virtue3 on Sunday September 21, 2025 @04:45PM (#45326471)
every OSS license I've ever seen is "use at your own risk" essentially. That's how this whole system works.

You find a vulnerability? patch it, push change to repo maintainer.

https://xkcd.com/2347

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Re:Sj.h: A tiny little JSON parsing library in ~150 lines of... by flykespice on Monday September 22, 2025 @10:37AM (#45334091)
Pretty sure the all caps text on the bottom of most open source licenses out there makes it clear
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Re:Sj.h: A tiny little JSON parsing library in ~150 lines of... by Yeask on Sunday September 21, 2025 @09:58PM (#45328394)
None. That is how RedHat makes money.
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