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> If you use BSD type license and others exploit it like it was intended to, don't complain. Uh. No. This is only valid if you interpret laws and ethics as one
by burntsushi 9y ago
> If you use BSD type license and others exploit it like it was intended to, don't complain.
Uh. No. This is only valid if you interpret laws and ethics as one in the same. Maybe you do. That's fine. But not everyone does.
- doesnt_know 9y agoThis type of reasoning is completely out of place in the context of a developer having full control of the license they release their own code under. There are literally hundreds of different software licenses. You can just pick the exact one that matches your ethical world view. There is no reason to pick one that doesn't reflect your intent, then being a passive aggressive asshole about it when others follow the license as described.
- burntsushi 9y agoFirst of all, I never said anything about being a "passive aggressive asshole." Second of all, you didn't even respond to specific point I made. You just repeated the GP's argument with extra force. You didn't even explore the notion of what happens if your ethics are different from what laws prescribe. For example, if you think that others should not plagiarize your work but simultaneously believe that monopoly copyright enforced by a third party (usually governments) should also not happen, then you're stuck. You can choose a license that permits others to plagiarize while simultaneously being ethically opposed to the act of plagiarism because you disagree with using laws to enforce your moral opposition to plagiarism.