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The JSON license includes a requirement that "The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil" Thanks, I never knew this and needed a chuckle this morning.
by booleandilemma 7y ago
The JSON license includes a requirement that "The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil"
Thanks, I never knew this and needed a chuckle this morning.
- Figs 7y agoYou may also get a chuckle out of an anecdote about the license that Douglas Crockford gave during one of this talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C-JoyNuQJs#t=2480s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C-JoyNuQJs#t=2480s
- half-kh-hacker 7y agoCrockford actually puts this requirement in most of the software that he writes. A few years ago he told a story where he had to relicense JSLint for IBM, stating "I give permission for IBM, its customers, partners, and minions, to use JSLint for evil."
- johnisgood 7y agoIs it a joke or do they really not realize that there are no universal moral truths and that "good" and "evil" are completely subjective? What are the legal implications of that statement in theory and practice?
- randallsquared 7y ago> Is it a joke or do they really not realize that [...] In case you're not aware, the idea that there are no universal moral truths is not universally accepted. :) (But, yes, it was a joke at George W. Bush's expense, per wikipedia).
- johnisgood 7y ago> the idea that there are no universal moral truths is not universally accepted. Yes, I know, which further strengthens the point that this is an extremely subjective territory. :P