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>>diyftw+(OP)
I believe our industry needs regulations and liability, but the CRA could be dangerous. (See my comment at [1].)

There is a better way [2], but I don't know how we would convince politicians that there is a better way.

[1]: >>38788919

[2]: https://gavinhoward.com/2023/11/how-to-fund-foss-save-it-fro...

>>gavinh+ov
If this isn’t done extremely carefully and with deep understanding of the industry, software will get 10X as expensive and innovation will halt due to liability concerns.

It’ll turn into the aerospace industry where “if it hasn’t flown, it can’t fly.” This is among other things why we still burn leaded gas in small planes. Replacing it is easy, but the cost of certifying any kind of new design is insane.

I’ve always just been against any such regulation because I have zero confidence our technically ignorant politicians can do it well.

I also think it’s likely to be sabotaged by consultants and big tech monopolists who see an opportunity to lock out competitors or create gravy trains.