Discussion of Session on Reliability and Warranty of Numerical Software
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Existing numerical software has originated, for the most part, in publicly funded research and development projects at universities and government laboratories. It has been shared informally within the research community, distributed by various government-funded centers and, increasingly, is being incorporated into proprietary libraries and disseminated through business enterprises. Numerical software is thus emerging as a product, which is represented as having certain characteristics by vendors, for the purpose of promoting its sale or licensing to users, for whom the performance of the software may be critical. The attendant questions about protection of intellectual property, warranty of performance, and liability for misrepresentation become of concern to software suppliers and users. The search for constructive approaches involves the law and computer science, both highly technical subjects. When they become interdependent, one is struck by the ways in which their respective complexities reinforce one another. It appears to this discussant, upon reading the papers in this section, that the application of the law to issues arising from software technology is at a very early stage of development. The framework is there but progress toward the establishment of just relationships between sellers and buyers will hinge on further experience in and out of court, clarified by research in computer science.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6159158
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/TIC--10097
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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