[OT] Right to use vs. sue (was: No call for Ada...)

From: amado.alves (amado.alves_at_netcabo.pt)
Date: 04/29/04

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    I like Kazakov's idea of, basically, selling warranty instead of bits.
    However I see this problem: only BIG entities are capable of effectively providing warranty. So the model (if pushed by law) would put small developers out of business.

    /* However I note that when a big company warrants some system (e.g. a airplane) that contains software, they are of necessity warranting the contained software,
    parts of which might have been done by small companies. */

    And why do you think the copyright system works poorly? Aren't zillions of creators living of them, some quite well? Why can't this work for software?

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