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I'd say most of the important government regulation comes in the form of procurement requirements. It's far more politically tenable to suggest that "here is a
by ethbro 9y ago
I'd say most of the important government regulation comes in the form of procurement requirements.
It's far more politically tenable to suggest that "here is a quality that needs to exist in a product the government buys" than "here is something everyone needs to do."
And it just so happens that the US government is a huge buyer, so the market adapts.
- nickpsecurity 9y agoThat last line is exactly what happened for a while. They maintained and enhanced the products for over a decade, too, since there were profitable sales. Same thing is happening with DO-178B/C. One company even made a robust graphics driver for Radeon on non-Windows and non-Mac platform. Something the private sector can't be expected to do based on my experience. ;)