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How would the law define ‘support ends’? Also seizing source code at gunpoint seems antithetical to the notion of free software.

• fsflover 5y ago
  This is the question of security, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27387169 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27387169. > How would the law define ‘support ends’? Whenever the company refuses to fix security bugs.
  • zepto 5y ago
    What if they don’t refuse - but are just slow or inefficient or produce bad fixes?
    • fsflover 5y ago
      There exist more or less standard times for fixing security bugs. Let's say 90 days. If a company cannot provide security for their customers in a reasonable time, they must be held accountable.
      • zepto 5y ago
        Sure - typically the remedy for negligence would be compensation for the impact. Seizing property at gunpoint doesn’t seem related to this.