Comment Re:Knowing Government "Intelligence"... (Score 1) 589
I've been saying for a while now that precedent should be taken as bug reports - if there is room for interpretation, the original law was unclear, and should be amended.
I've been saying for a while now that precedent should be taken as bug reports - if there is room for interpretation, the original law was unclear, and should be amended.
Liability should fall with whoever deploys the software - they are the only ones in a position to know of the potential downsides. Contract can shift liability after that point, and insurance can get involved at any point, but that's where it should start.
For FOSS, this means that you're using it at your own risk, unless you're paying someone to take that risk on for you (a business opportunity in its own right). This seems appropriate.
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