I appreciate that we’re finding the humour in this catastrophe but what about the question of liability? I have seen a few stories on HN of the billions lost by this event but so far not much in the way of lawsuits.
What is the situation? Are the licenses so ironclad that customers have no recourse? I could understand this in the case of consumers who might suffer minor inconvenience as their home PC is out of service for a few hours/days but it seems totally unacceptable for industries to accept this level of risk exposure.
This is one of the big reasons civil engineering is considered such a serious discipline. If a bridge collapses, there’s not only financial liability but the potential for criminal liability as well. Civil engineering students have it drilled into their heads that if they behave unethically or otherwise take unacceptable risks as an engineer they face jail time for it. Is there any path for software engineers to reach this level of accountability and norms of good practice?
What is the situation? Are the licenses so ironclad that customers have no recourse? I could understand this in the case of consumers who might suffer minor inconvenience as their home PC is out of service for a few hours/days but it seems totally unacceptable for industries to accept this level of risk exposure.
This is one of the big reasons civil engineering is considered such a serious discipline. If a bridge collapses, there’s not only financial liability but the potential for criminal liability as well. Civil engineering students have it drilled into their heads that if they behave unethically or otherwise take unacceptable risks as an engineer they face jail time for it. Is there any path for software engineers to reach this level of accountability and norms of good practice?