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Outlining a World Where Software Makers Are Liable For Flaws

Posted by timothy on from the mattress-has-a-pea-beneath dept.

CowboyRobot writes with this piece at the ACM Queue, in which "Poul-Henning Kamp makes the argument for software liability laws. 'We have to do something that actually works, as opposed to accepting a security circus in the form of virus or malware scanners and other mathematically proven insufficient and inefficient efforts. We are approaching the point where people and organizations are falling back to pen and paper for keeping important secrets, because they no longer trust their computers to keep them safe.'"

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  1. Re:Sure by sqlrob · · Score: 4, Informative

    What liability?

    Clause 1. If you deliver software with complete and buildable source code and a license that allows disabling any functionality or code by the licensee, then your liability is limited to a refund.

  2. You can't trust code ... by LordNimon · · Score: 5, Informative

    "You can't trust code that you did not totally create yourself."

    I can't trust the code that I did totally create myself, either.

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    And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start
    To mold a new reality... closer to the heart