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May as well not leave the house, too. There is danger out there. In all seriousness, aren’t you overreacting a bit?
by TedDoesntTalk 4y ago
May as well not leave the house, too. There is danger out there.
In all seriousness, aren’t you overreacting a bit?
- plaguepilled 4y agoDepends on the software project really. You probably don't want to be liable to a company if your network packet filter has a gnarly bug.
- gavinhoward 4y agoNo. Sure, the likelihood doesn't seem very high, but the very fact that this case is going forward means that the floodgates are open. I think it's likely that more cases like this will be filed. In addition, if something like this happens to me, the results will be catastrophic and out of my control. A small likelihood of a catastrophic result is enough to say no because I have a wife. The only thing in my control is to say no completely. So I will if I have to. I'll probably start writing fiction again if that happens.
- dsign 4y agoIf you get back to fiction, don't forget to use a pen-name. You never know when a dictator, a cult leader, or a social justice warrior on the other side of the planet will find your writing not to their image of the world, and come for you.
- gavinhoward 4y agoThat is good advice for most people. However, as much as I'm usually cautious, I cannot feel good hiding behind a pseudonym. This is personal, though; there's nothing wrong with it. But for me, I don't want to hide from the consequences of what I say even if those consequences are stupid and unjust. Hence, why you see my real name here on HN.