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Voltra • Edited

As I stated, I'm not asking for full-on 100% liability. I'm just looking for solutions to have more responsibility over what I deliver, to spare my users from "I'm gonna fuck your shit up knowingly and intentionally, just because I feel like it" (which can be trivially done by updating the minor version of a previously trusted source, have someone make a fresh install and/or update according to semver and watch the world crumble to dust). Basically an MIT License with the added promise that I won't screw users over with malicious intent, and if I do so then I should definitely face the adequate consequences.

As for an Oath, it's aimed to be more generic than just OSS or even Software Developers. Feels weird to only have Physicians solemnly swear that they'll follow a specific set of principles when they could damn well be applied to each and every scientific field.

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Thomas Hansen

Well, I guess your suggestion has become increasingly important lately, seeing some people having conspicuously sabotaged their own packages lately (non mentioned, none forgotten) - If you deal with a company though delivering open source, such as us I guess it becomes at the very least "less likely" due to the monetary needs required to actually run a company, creating slightly higher amounts of responsibility ... :/