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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The details of how the software was programmed should be legally irrelevant.

Why? Programmers should be legally liable for what they program.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Why? Programmers should be legally liable for what they program.

Too many degrees of separation between a programmer and the final product and how it's used, usually.

Additionally, the decision to deploy an incomplete product or one that contains known flaws is an administrative decision, not a programming one.