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Any sort of 'ethical' clause will open you to endless legal battles, and make such software effectively impossible to use for anyone but large corporations able
by deogeo 7y ago
Any sort of 'ethical' clause will open you to endless legal battles, and make such software effectively impossible to use for anyone but large corporations able to afford those battles, or to buy themselves custom licenses.
I.e. it will even further concentrate power, and accomplish the exact opposite of what free software set out to do.
Not to mention the ethical nature of the software could be interpreted by potentially hostile courts. "Spreading disharmony against the state" will fall under "evil", and 'ethical' software will be reduced to another tool of control and propaganda.
- k__ 7y agoNever understood why buying special licenses is an issue.
- deogeo 7y agoIn general, it's not. Only when the license is such that using the software is impossible, even when the use is entirely in line with free software principles. You're effectively writing non-free software, but masquerading as free, and stealing its oxygen.