On Jun 30, 2004, at 5:00 PM, Chris F Clark wrote:
Isn't the requirement of such an acknowledgement in the license to use
the tool, thus an ipso facto restriction against the tools use in such
circumstances.
No. The acknowledgement says that the author of the code did not
intend it to be used for high-risk environments where loss of life
might result if the code failed. It ensures that the person using the
licensed software has been told that the code may not be completely
reliable.
However, nothing prevents someone at Chernobyl, or Seabrook, or 3-Mile
Island from using the software for less critical purposes, nor does it
prevent them from updating the software to be fault-tolerant and
reliable enough to be certified for use in some more critical role,
presuming they can get the software tested and approved by the NRC, or
whoever....
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-Chuck
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