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> If software dev had been licensed and regulated this way we’d have only a tiny fraction of what we have now in terms of languages, OSes, tooling, etc.

It's starting to sound like a very good idea.

> There are specific areas where it makes sense but doing it broadly will just halt all innovation.

Or speed it by focusing efforts on well designed software.

[anthk]

Yea, like the Windows 9x days. The best days ever, for sure. The best days for a fucking disaster and a collapse of the Western economy in a matter of days if you suggested that turd.

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I'm not sure this kind of comment adds to the conversation in any meaningful way.

[anthk]

Neither does making all "uncertified" software illegal. That' s against the whole idea of free as in freedom software.

And thanks to that software we are talking seamlessly over the net.

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> Neither does making all "uncertified" software illegal

facepalm who ever said that? Are you trolling or what?