I really hope that the government doesn't get involved in design and safety standards for software. The net result will spell disaster for little guy. The government listens to lobbiest and companies like Microsoft have plenty of money to pay them. The open source community would be at a sore disadvantage in the formation of these regulations.

To put your analogy to work, there is a reason that the airline industry needs to be bailed out regularly by tax payers and safety is still one of their biggest concerns.

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