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Story: EC wants software makers held liable for code

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More accountability needed for purchased software, but not open source.

There needs to be a change in the way unfair EULA's are forced onto paying customers of software from large corporates.

Open source, however, isn't paid for, so forcing guarantee's would just stifle progress considerably. In fact, any free software could become very hard to find. This would not be a benefit to 'the consumer', especially in the current economic climate.

Any businesses considering the shift to open source right now would probably reconsider if this proposal becomes law. Better quality of proprietary software, and limited progression of open source.

Makes me wonder.

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