From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,6b24e52e7dcae753 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-07-02 20:41:35 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!mango.news.easynet.net!easynet-monga!easynet.net!news-peer.gradwell.net!psiuk-p2!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Software Liability Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 15:31:56 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1025638318 5914 136.170.200.133 (2 Jul 2002 19:31:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 2 Jul 2002 19:31:58 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:26830 Date: 2002-07-02T19:31:58+00:00 List-Id: Well, not entirely. If software sellers were held liable, they'd have to start carrying liability insurance and that would cost something. Even with Ada technology, you're not guaranteed bug-free software, so there would still be liability cases. Depending on the lawyers and courts and juries, even the best engineered software could still be a source of liability. (Witness doctors being sued for malpractice even if they are doing everything by the numbers.) Still, it would be interesting to see what exactly you said to him. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com "Robert C. Leif" wrote in message news:mailman.1025637182.8394.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org... > From: Bob Leif > To: W D Tate et al. > I e-mailed Mr. Brown that, in light of Ada and associated software > engineering technology, his argument was fallacious. >