Actually, quite a lot of software in embedded devices I use has never been updated (and doesn't need to be updated, because it works as intended). This includes things like my washing machine, or the fuel injection controller in my car. Writing bug-free software is possible - it's just takes longer and costs a lot more.
In Europe liberal does not mean anti-government, and it is nowhere near libertarian. Just about everyone outside the US views libertarianism as some sort of extreme anarcho-capitalism being economically far right, and socially conservative (Small government). Liberal's (In Europe) lie to the left on matters of the economy and as a result believe in free healthcare, education, a reserve bank etc. Actually, you are wrong. Here in Germany, "liberal" in a political setting means support for free markets, deregulation and personal freedom in lifestyle choices (for instance, Guido Westerwelle, the leader of the FDP, which is Germany's "liberal" party, is openly homosexual). They are, in fact, the loudest voice for tax cuts, "liberalization" of the economy (i.e. removing laws designed to protect employees), the (at least partial) dismantling of the welfare state, and smaller government in general.
Note: what you say may be correct in other parts of Europe; I can't speak for those.
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Actually, quite a lot of software in embedded devices I use has never been updated (and doesn't need to be updated, because it works as intended). This includes things like my washing machine, or the fuel injection controller in my car. Writing bug-free software is possible - it's just takes longer and costs a lot more.
No, let's vote to outlaw winter. Just think of the amount of CO2 we could save by not having to heat our homes.