[Asterisk-Users] Re: Advice on OS Choice

[Michael Giagnocavo]

>> I don't know.  I've been in a position where it's been a concern.  Have
>> you?
>
>That condition should never come up.

A lot of things that shouldn't happen do. I think that's partially why
there's a legal system to begin with...

>> However, the electronics shop staff at many larger hospital facilities
>are
>> ...
>> isn't certified, so now you have an unknown.
>
>If they're sharp cookies then they're also smart enough to know that they
>are 
>liable if they fuck something like that up.  Having access to the source is
>a 
>red herring in this case.  They could just as easily tinker with hex dumps 
>and try to make it work.

I think you'd have a fun time in court trying to show that disassembly is
just the same as compiling source that's given to you (with the necessary
build scripts). 

-Michael