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Would Vendor Liability for Bugs Kill OSS?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the code-clean dept.

Glyn Moody writes "Bruce Schneier has written an interesting column for Wired suggesting that vendors should be made liable for bugs in their software. But where would this leave open source developers? Would what seems like a great idea actually be the death of free software?"

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  1. Re:Vendor is the key word here! by everphilski · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Remember there is a difference between open source and free software... the source can be open but you can still charge for it.

  2. Re:Would Vendor Liability for Bugs Kill Microsoft? by P3NIS_CLEAVER · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Big companies know how to do the lawsuit game as well as anyone. It is the little mom-and-pop webshops that would not survive.

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