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I'm always impressed at how little European regulators seem to understand tech (and at how little they want a healthy tech sector to grow in Europe, preferring American and Chinese alternatives).

To me it sounds like the "software is delivered as is" clause would nullify that.

[JohnFen]

But there are huge problems with "as is" clauses, and in the US anyway, they aren't always enforceable. If I sell a doohicky that I know is likely to kill people, slapping an "as-is" clause on it probably won't keep me out of jail.

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In the case of OSS libraries and open-source distributors, there's no sale happening.

What I see emerging is a dual license system where you can buy a supported version that's compliant with whatever European law or get the one hosted on an American mirror (where thankfully European law doesn't apply).

[JohnFen]

> In the case of OSS libraries and open-source distributors, there's no sale happening.

True. I should have said "distribute". But the point holds.

[pjmlp]

Until the great EU firewall happens.

[pjmlp]

Thanks to current US politics, whatever gets developed over there might not be as widely embraced as in the heyday of all good friends over here, global economy.