PhatBoiCollier wrote:
Just noticed IonDeluxes Sig with the "Against TCPA" banner and intrigue got the better of me. So, a quick trip to www.againsttcpa.com and (I think!) I'm up to speed on what its about.
BUT. Its never going to happen. Surely? OK, you have all the big players signed up to it and the theory goes that if the TCPA Hardware detects that the software is not TCPA "certified", it simply will not work.
I write flight management systems for Thomas Cook. These are very bespoke, company specific systems. I cant see Microsoft ever writing one for Thomas Cook (one may argue for passenger safety, thats a good thing, but I digress). I certainly dont think TCPA will certify our in-house software, so what happens. We have to go back to paper and filing cabinets?
I also write chemical classification software (which calculates CHIP compliant chemical and hazardous substance safety data sheets and transportation documents). Now, there are not many companies writing this software, and those that do are all relatively small. The problem here is that this documentation is required by law. So, we have one law that says "You need this documentation" and another law saying "you cannot run this software as it is not TCPA compliant".
So what happens?
Discuss....!
Linux, BSD, etc, happen. :-)
