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I thought my point was clearly made the 1st time.

How can we promise to "do better" when shit like "no author or distributor accepts responsibility to anyone for the consequences of using it or for whether it serves any particular purpose or works at all" is in the legal agreement of the software you are using?

Making someone agree to that while simultaneously on the side making promises that the software works is used car salesman gimmicks. The only things that matters is what you put in writing.



> How can we promise to "do better" when shit like "no author or distributor accepts responsibility to anyone

One way or another that will end.

Free Software will have the same responsibilities. If you write software, negligently, and it causes damage, you will be liable

I should not be able to make a Crypto wallet that is easy to hack and distribute it without consequence

This will be a very good thing

We know how to make secure 4eliable software (some of us) but nobody will pay for it




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