Comment by immibis
11 hours ago
So in other words if you provide someone software and it sets their business on fire, you're liable to repay the value of the business you set on fire. Yes, this is how all business relations work. If I sell someone a mango that sets their business on fire I'm liable for that too. Not unique to software. No difference if it's a mango full of genetically modified bacteria that spontaneously combust after a certain time passes, or a server that sends network signals to turn the heating up to 1000 degrees. And in both cases the solution is don't do that.
So I want to know what specific risks you're worried about that are not present in literally 100% of business interactions. Or do you expect software to be exempt from the general principles of liability?
> Or do you expect software to be exempt from the general principles of liability?
Yes.
Have you read the EULA of most of the software you use ?
Any of the open source licenses ?
And this is why the computer world is almost the only thing that really progressed in the last decades.
Because we could take that risk because in most cases nobody was gonna die (medical devices or the ABS in your car are a separate category with other rules).
You do not realize how free from regulations computers have been and this is why you are on HN and probably work in this industry.
We ended up with a fairly acceptable ecosystem where you can either keep your ISP provided router, buy a very suspicious one on Aliexpress, or Nitrokey, Turris (both EU companies) or one with OpenBSD.
Bad regulations will make the last 3 options disappear. That is the sad reality.