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   Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 01-Jun-2024 02:24:37 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

   "will accept pr" is not a great response to "when I tell your program 'no, do not overwrite my file' it truncates it"

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     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 01-Jun-2024 04:42:32 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

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     • Arcaik

     @Arcaik The proper response is "oh shit".

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     Arcaik (arcaik@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 01-Jun-2024 04:42:33 JST Arcaik

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     @ryanc Why not?

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     Upthorn (upthorn@brontosin.space)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jun-2024 01:42:29 JST Upthorn

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     • Arcaik

     @Arcaik if someone made diy batteries, and passed them out for free, would "provided as-is, without any warranty of any kind" absolve them of liability if they then all ignited and burnt down every recipient's home?

     Should it?

     Or should the distributor of a product have some duty to ensure that it is not actively harmful to its users in the course of normal operation in accordance with instructions?

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     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jun-2024 01:42:29 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

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     • Arcaik

     @upthorn @Arcaik If people were libel for bugs in their software, they would not distribute it freely — on the balance it’s probably better this way.

     In any event, in this case the developer fixed the bug within a couple hours of my report.

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     Arcaik (arcaik@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jun-2024 01:42:30 JST Arcaik

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     • Upthorn

     @upthorn https://drewdevault.com/2021/06/14/Provided-as-is-without-warranty.html

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     Upthorn (upthorn@brontosin.space)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jun-2024 01:42:31 JST Upthorn

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     • Arcaik

     @Arcaik @ryanc there is traditionally some liability for an inventor to recall and/or repair their product when it malfunctions catastrophically.

     "Don't overwrite my file" should mean your existing files are completely unmodified, and can result in unrecoverable and potentially catastrophic damage to users of the product when this is not the case.

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     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jun-2024 01:48:37 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

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     • Arcaik

     @upthorn @Arcaik

     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
     REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
     AND FITNESS. THE AUTHOR HAS NOT TESTED THIS SOFTWARE AT ALL, AND IS NOT EVEN SURE IF IT WILL COMPILE. DO NOT BE SURPRISED IF THIS SOFTWARE FUCKS YOUR SPOUSE, DRINKS YOUR BEER, OR BURNS DOWN YOUR HOUSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
     INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
     LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR
     OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
     PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.