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Not all things can be or even should be regulated. This is almost akin to a law punishing good samaritan for helping someone in need because that someone ended
by galaxytachyon 4y ago
Not all things can be or even should be regulated. This is almost akin to a law punishing good samaritan for helping someone in need because that someone ended up a criminal later. Not only is it dumb but also a perversion of authority.
Hopefully they know what they are doing and revise the law.
- account42 4y ago"Good samaritan" is a pretty relevant keyword here because many countries have so called Good Samaritan Laws that explicitly give legal protection to those aiding others in peril. The idea is that you won't want to discourage people from helping those in need by fear of repercussions. Its not unreasonable that similar liability protections should apply to those freely sharing software.
- Ekaros 4y agoOn other hand. If I for example make food from rotten ingredients and share it on street for free, even with disclaimer and someone gets food poisoning I don't think anything protects me. Or should protect me. I have never understood why software is some special place. Specially if entity has anyway to monetize it.
- account42 4y agoMaking food from obviously rotten ingreedients is not akin to something that would fall under good samaritan laws. However I don't agree that you should be liable for providing food to those in need if you have made reasonable safety precautions. Restaurants throwing away their leftovers rather than be held liable is not a good thing for society. So no, I don't think software should have a special place here but rather that someone trying to "do good" should not be punished for it even if they mess up a bit.