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minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoHow many open source projects include safety guarantees of use? I can legally sue car manufacturers for faults in design of the car that I or others purchase. Who do I sue with open source projects if the crash is due to a flaw in design?
minus-squareBeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoThe manufacturer? Why would that change.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoWhy would the manufacturer take on liability for a design issue they didn’t design?
minus-squareBeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoThey built the thing and sold it as safe, the liability is implicit. If you produce something you need to produce it to established standards.
How many open source projects include safety guarantees of use? I can legally sue car manufacturers for faults in design of the car that I or others purchase. Who do I sue with open source projects if the crash is due to a flaw in design?
The manufacturer? Why would that change.
Why would the manufacturer take on liability for a design issue they didn’t design?
They built the thing and sold it as safe, the liability is implicit. If you produce something you need to produce it to established standards.