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and compilers is something you can go to jail for if they see you trying to run it without credentials. I'm a little skeptical this will happen with software,
by nicklaf 11y ago
and compilers is something you can go to jail for if they see you trying to run it without credentials.
I'm a little skeptical this will happen with software, but it is well underway in the case of hardware[1].
[1] https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi
- TeMPOraL 11y agoSoftware is incredibly dangerous. All the malware that spreads exists because a) you have a general-purpose computer to run it on, and b) they have a general-purpose language to write it in. By restricting a) and b) we're ensuring your safety, as well as the safety of our critical infrastructure, baking, etc. The arguments aren't actually that bad (of course we know that currently the strongest side supporting them is media companies trying to kill general-purpose computing to make unbreakable DRMs, but in principle they sort of have a point...) - it's the cost that is too high.
- chinpokomon 11y agoAnd all executable code must be signed by the register that licensed you, so the code that runs can be audited back to its creator. However, the Software Engineers Union will offer the developer some legal protection, as well as negotiating the trade wages by scale.
- WildUtah 11y agothe safety of our critical infrastructure, baking Well, the baking industry is certainly more productive of human comfort and happiness than certain other industries demanding protection from the laws the rest of us live by -- such as finance.
- mindcrime 11y agoYou should submit that link as a top level story!
- nicklaf 11y agoWell, there have been similar submissions every few weeks, and there was a pretty long discussion about it 7 weeks ago [1], so it'd probably be a dupe. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10139679 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10139679