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[Ekaros]

Then again maybe this will finally make people write software that is fit for purpose and isn't just stuff thrown at wall.

Passing out poison for free doesn't go too well in real world, I don't see why software should be really different.

[game_the0ry → Ekaros]

Feel free to stop using the internet then, since it is built on apache / nginx / python / java / javascript / php and many other open source technologies.

[UncleEntity → Ekaros]

Fit for what purpose?

I have a couple things up on GitHub that are fit for my purpose but you probably don’t want to be using if your threat model is higher than “huh, that doesn’t work”.

I have no expectations that anyone will ever read the code much less use it but it costs exactly nothing to put it out there on the off chance it may be useful to somebody.

So, yeah, I should be responsible if someone hacks some crypto kitty clone and makes off with a billion dollars?

[prmoustache → Ekaros]

The iot industry shows us daily that making pay for poison doesn't go much better yet is totally allowed to continue.

[darkarmani → Ekaros]

> Passing out poison for free doesn't go too well in real world

It's illegal to give out free poison in the real world? how do they sell it then?

[madsbuch → Ekaros]

well, it is easy for. open source. you just defer the semantics of your program. to. the implementation.

then you will never have bugs.