@marado@twtxt.net I see. Thanks, read that article and it makes the problem a bit clear, especially on the liability issue. So, it seems EU lawmakers are trying to fix an economical problem by introducing a new set of laws that regulate a large part of the software industry (open source) that has effectively zero revenue?! This seems to be a bit counter intuitive to me, how are open source developers able to deal with liability for something they produce and publish for free?
What seems to be at play here is the capability of open source that has enabled great software reuse by large commercial ventures is under threat by lawmakers that don’t seem to fully grasp the landscape of open source.
The liability of software and products should be with the builders of that product. This is a bit of a tricky situation, because if you’re building a skyscraper a it falls down because of faulty concrete pylon footings, who’s at fault, who is liable? You or the company that poured the pylons?