In my opinion, your comment and all the comments replying to it (as of writing this comment) are well-considered arguments with valid points.
To summarise:
- we need a licensing system because it promotes accountability and encourages companies to think long-term even when the short-term benefits are tantalising.
- but everything we do in SWE is so new that any licensing system run the risk of (a) being too loose so as to be easily gamed or ignored (think cookie banners a la GDPR), or (b) being too labyrinthian that it kills innovation
Being a product designer, I am directly affected by many of the same issues as engineers. I would be happy to indulge in some level-headed debate. I will be watching this thread so please reply if you have any insight to add! Thank you.
To summarise:
- we need a licensing system because it promotes accountability and encourages companies to think long-term even when the short-term benefits are tantalising.
- but everything we do in SWE is so new that any licensing system run the risk of (a) being too loose so as to be easily gamed or ignored (think cookie banners a la GDPR), or (b) being too labyrinthian that it kills innovation
Being a product designer, I am directly affected by many of the same issues as engineers. I would be happy to indulge in some level-headed debate. I will be watching this thread so please reply if you have any insight to add! Thank you.