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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
In November 2019, Denis Pushkarev, maintainer of the popular core-js library, lost an appeal to overturn an 18-month prison sentence imposed for driving his motorcycle into two pedestrians, killing one of them.
As a result, he's expected to be unavailable to update core-js, a situation that has project contributors and other developers concerned about the fate of his code library.
Pushkarev, known as zloirock on GitHub, mentioned the possibility he may end up incarcerated in a thread last May discussing the addition of post-install ads to generate revenue for a project that so many use and so few pay for. He anticipated he may need to pay for legal or medical expenses related to his motorcycle accident.
In that thread, developer Nathan Dobrowolski asked, "If you are in prison, who will maintain [core-js] then?"
Pushkarev offered no answer. Since his conviction last October, the need to resolve that question has become more than theoretical.
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So dear soylentil developers, are there any libraries you are depending on that have a single point of failure?
(Score: 5, Informative) by sorokin on Monday March 30 2020, @09:46AM (3 children)
I'll try to translate as much as I can. Disclamer: I know very little of legal terminology (both in Russian and in English), therefore I will try translating only the parts that make sense to me.
He was driving his motorcycle at speed 60 km/h (37.3mph; this is the maximum allowed speed while driving in city in Russia). He violated the traffic code by not giving way to pedestrians at a pedestrian crossing. The pedestrian crossing was marked by road signs and road markings. By not giving way he hit two women.
Because of the accident both women were seriously injured (literal Russian: "grievous bodily harm"). The caused damage was life threatening. Due to injuries one woman died at the scene.
During the court hearings Pushkaryov pleaded guilty.
In the appeal Pushkaryov expresses disagreement with the court decision on the severity of punishment. He cites the circumstances of the accident: he could not see the pedestrians timely as they were below the light from the headlight of the motorcycle (dubious claim IMHO from his side, but the context is: the pedestians were drunk, one of them was laying on the ground and the other one was trying to lift the first one) and also he was blinded by the high beam of an oncoming vehicle. He quotes the witnesses claiming that the behavior of pedestrians violates the traffic code (the referenced article is about the fact that pedestrians crossing the street should leave the carriageway in timely manner; We don't know the exact claims of the witnesses as they are not quoted here). He noted that the victims were drunk and behaved inadequately.
(Then there goes a long and stupid argument why he believes the punishment is too severe. I despise his ridiculous wordplay and don't even want to translate this.)
Then there is appeal from the victims side.
They claim that the punishment is too mild. They note that this is the minimal permitted punishment for the crime and it doesn't reflect the circumstances of the accident and the personality of the defendant. Also they believe that the court incorrectly recognized extenuating circumstances by using some article of the criminal code and incorrectly applied some other article of the criminal code. (Sorry, can not be more specific, it's not my area of expertise)
(Then the goes some explanation what words exactly the court interpreted incorrectly, but there is one more interesting quote for you:)
The victim notes that during the court process the defendant behaved defiantly and criticizing her of how she parents her daughter.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 30 2020, @07:00PM (2 children)
so two stupid drunk bitches crossed the road when the light was green and this guy ran into them. i would only punish drivers when they were negligent and the pedestrians were following the goddamn rules. this "pedestrians are always right" BS is chicken shit.
(Score: 1) by sorokin on Monday March 30 2020, @07:37PM (1 child)
> when the light was green
Little remark: I don't remember where I saw this, but the road crossing didn't have traffic lights. It had road signs and road marking, but no traffic lights.
> two stupid drunk bitches crossed the road
That is a possible interpretation. Another possible interpretation is that he was driving too fast with too low visibility.
In reality sadly it might be a mix of both: "two stupid drunk bitches were crossing the road and he was driving too fast with too low visibility".
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 30 2020, @07:46PM
yeah, i wondered about that. Also, i mean "stupid drunk bitches" in a somewhat callous, but casual way. Not the "youtube commenter" way.