top | item 45872249 (no title) notimetorelax | 3 months ago It’s fairly trivial to write a law that makes those illegal. discuss order hn newest o11c|3 months ago "No liability" already mostly only applies to defective products, not harmful ones.The only industry with a broad "no liability for torts" is gun manufacturing. eru|3 months ago The question is whether you want to interfere in the freedom of contract for this.Almost all software everywhere comes with a 'no liability' clause. And arguable, open source couldn't exist without it.The exceptions where liability is wanted negotiate that specifically. otterley|3 months ago There is precedent, for example, lemon laws related to automobiles. Unfortunately, governments have ceased to care for consumers like they once did. load replies (1) SkiFire13|3 months ago > And arguable, open source couldn't exist without it.Couldn't you just include selling a product or a licence for it as a requirement? load replies (1)
o11c|3 months ago "No liability" already mostly only applies to defective products, not harmful ones.The only industry with a broad "no liability for torts" is gun manufacturing.
eru|3 months ago The question is whether you want to interfere in the freedom of contract for this.Almost all software everywhere comes with a 'no liability' clause. And arguable, open source couldn't exist without it.The exceptions where liability is wanted negotiate that specifically. otterley|3 months ago There is precedent, for example, lemon laws related to automobiles. Unfortunately, governments have ceased to care for consumers like they once did. load replies (1) SkiFire13|3 months ago > And arguable, open source couldn't exist without it.Couldn't you just include selling a product or a licence for it as a requirement? load replies (1)
otterley|3 months ago There is precedent, for example, lemon laws related to automobiles. Unfortunately, governments have ceased to care for consumers like they once did. load replies (1)
SkiFire13|3 months ago > And arguable, open source couldn't exist without it.Couldn't you just include selling a product or a licence for it as a requirement? load replies (1)
o11c|3 months ago
The only industry with a broad "no liability for torts" is gun manufacturing.
eru|3 months ago
Almost all software everywhere comes with a 'no liability' clause. And arguable, open source couldn't exist without it.
The exceptions where liability is wanted negotiate that specifically.
otterley|3 months ago
SkiFire13|3 months ago
Couldn't you just include selling a product or a licence for it as a requirement?