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> Consider the GPS software that tells you how to get to a restaurant; it’s also used to direct military drones to their targets. > You can’t build systems tha
by mieseratte 7y ago
> Consider the GPS software that tells you how to get to a restaurant; it’s also used to direct military drones to their targets.
> You can’t build systems that can be weaponized against marginalized people and take no responsibility for them.
Perhaps they should use a different example. GPS was developed for the military, then made available to the public sector. Sounds like this license is meant for folks who don't want their open-source used by the icky governments.
Whether a militant regime will give a damn about your licensing is another matter.
Regardless, this is an interesting question: how far does culpability go? If you murder someone you're culpable, if you assist that murderer you're culpable, if you assist the person who assisted the murder... how far removed do we go? The getaway car salesman? The man who does his taxes?