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> To simply say, “but hardware manufacturers should ship perfect products because they are taking my money, and my code can be buggy because it’s free of charge
by thescriptkiddie 9y ago
> To simply say, “but hardware manufacturers should ship perfect products because they are taking my money, and my code can be buggy because it’s free of charge” – is naïve.
With respect to Bunnie – Why? I understand that a complex piece of hardware can never be completely bug-free. But if a bug renders the product unfit for purpose, does the manufacturer not have a legal obligation to either fix the bug or provide monetary compensation? And I'm not sure I buy the argument that this obligation makes manufacturers more likely to try to hide bugs. If they sell products with defects that are known but not disclosed to the customer, are they not committing fraud?
- neltnerb 9y agoYeah, I agree with you. There is no relationship, and definitely not a vendor relationship, between an open source developer and someone who downloads their work and uses it in exchange for nothing. A more sensible position seems like "lets get the bugs out fast rather than having one per architecture for the next 100 years" and making it open. But I can see that being unwise depending on how long they think it will take and how much of a hit to their reputation.