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Another, less chilling effects way would be to have an Underwriters' Laboratories (UL) or CE for software. Any government, company or customer could then have t

• marcoperaza 9y ago
  That's what would effectively emerge from the liability system. Companies would buy insurance from liability, and the insurance companies would demand some kind of certification process.
• kabdib 9y ago
  Certification programs, when they exist, tend to become political creatures and tools of destruction. You wind up with byzantine and arbitrary rules, often put in place for horse-trading reasons, often to exclude competition and drive up prices. Want a seat at the standards table? Pony up tons of time, plenty of money for travel to cities where meetings are held, and be prepared for the big software consulting firms to crush you anyway with requirements like ISO-<somethingStartingWith9> before you can make a project on github public. Want to contribute to Python? Sure hope you have that degree, plus an engineering certificate from your local/state/national government. Your dues are paid up and you've passed the most recent set of exams, right? Oh, and let's talk about your toolchain. You can license a certified compiler for $15,000 a seat. Per year. I can't imagine anything more chilling, other than an outright ban on people writing software.
  • colejohnson66 9y ago
    > ...crush you anyway with requirements like ISO-<somethingStartingWith9> before you can make a project on github public. And good luck knowing what the actual requirements of that standard are; PDFs of ISO standards cost hundreds of dollars.
    • kabdib 9y ago
      Yup, that's part of the racket.