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1970-01-01·

It's the gift of open source: Nobody owes you anything except the source code. Any and all guarantees must be via written contracts. Nobody owes you a secure supply chain until there is a contract stating such.

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Giving people food for free (without written contract) but poising them in the process will leave you in hot water with authorities. Why software should be different?

Trying to answer what I think is the most reasonable point you’re trying to make: supply chain extends beyond you and your actions.

What if you were distributing food, and a farmer who supplied rice to one of the manufacturers of the components of your food grew that rice on a field that was contaminated with arsenic?

If you will get bad food, who are you going to blame? Very likely the person who you get the food from, not going up the supply chain like a detective.

Ok, so free software cannot exist is what you're telling us. Hell, I swear Microsoft and Oracle has their lawyers in here posting.

I am just saying that license, TOS or lack of both is not above the law.

That is why the licenses exist, and not reading the license isnt the suppliers problem.

Well actually you ate poisoned food made by someone else, which had a similar looking name (typo squatting). Who is responsible here? One who wrote code?

It was not me sir who poisoned you, it was Josh, my evil twin! I swear!

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