[rudedogg]

This is what I was thinking with my comment. I don't like the idea of being liable for software I make. I love that the MIT license has a clause saying whatever happens to your computer is not my fault. It's comforting when you're just trying to share something.

But.. there are certain classes of software that I think should be written differently.

I feel like we made a lot of bad decisions. There should be a completely separate stack for hospitals, power plants, etc., including a custom operating system. Why is Windows running on every machine? Isn't this a national security issue at this point?

[FpUser]

>"Why is Windows running on every machine? Isn't this a national security issue at this point?"

Because for better or worse people make their choices and who are you to tell them what to run.

Infrastructural software - sure there should be some kind of security certification. this probably will not help much. Switches and routers are not running Windows and are still being attacked and crippled. Or consider the Stuxnet.