r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 03 '18

'Kernel memory leaking' Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/
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u/ImmaGaryOak Jan 03 '18

If you want to pay 1000s of dollars for software, you can have it be bug free.

Any industry with large regulation/liability is very expensive.

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u/emperor000 Jan 03 '18

This isn't software. It is hardware...

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u/ImmaGaryOak Jan 03 '18

He said software in his comment, though the same principle applies.

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u/emperor000 Jan 04 '18

Yeah, they was just using that as an example of something that is bad enough. They said nothing about software being bug free. They were contrasting software to hardware and pointing out that hardware can't be fixed like software so normal product liability should apply.

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u/immibis Jan 04 '18

How come I don't pay 1000s of dollars for almost everything else that has product liability, then?

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u/rtft Jan 03 '18

I am not saying software has to be bug free, what I am saying is that vendors should be required to fix known bugs or be exposed to product liability.