Why would someone design a car that anyone could copy? Even worse, how do you handle certain legal issues where the designer and manufacturer don’t have a legal agreement with each other?
How many open source projects include safety guarantees of use? I can legally sue car manufacturers for faults in design of the car that I or others purchase. Who do I sue with open source projects if the crash is due to a flaw in design?
Why would someone design a car that anyone could copy? Even worse, how do you handle certain legal issues where the designer and manufacturer don’t have a legal agreement with each other?
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How many open source projects include safety guarantees of use? I can legally sue car manufacturers for faults in design of the car that I or others purchase. Who do I sue with open source projects if the crash is due to a flaw in design?
The manufacturer? Why would that change.
Why would the manufacturer take on liability for a design issue they didn’t design?
They built the thing and sold it as safe, the liability is implicit. If you produce something you need to produce it to established standards.
And what if the established standards get people killed? Open source doesn’t provide a person or organization who is liable for design faults.
Again, the manufacturer, why would that change?
Because, in this case, the manufacturer didn’t design the car.