alt Hacker NewsWTF has US law got to do with this, a German project by a German maintainer?
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swiftcoder • today at 12:53 PM
German law is if anything stronger on this point. A maintainer intentionally shipping malware-like behaviour in their project is definitely Vorsatz oder grobe Fahrlässigkeit
victormeriqui • today at 11:55 AM
In their mind the USA=the default country=the world
The BGB (German civil code) looks to have similar:
> Section 276(3): The obligor may not be released in advance from liability for intent