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I agree - but I imagine even personally it might be a hard thing to hear that something you created is being used to kill people, even with the knowledge that i
by MiroF 7y ago
I agree - but I imagine even personally it might be a hard thing to hear that something you created is being used to kill people, even with the knowledge that it is doing a lot of good.
I'm curious if this is something that some sort of modified license could help resolve. Do I have the option to license my software so that it can't be used in war?
- rcw4256 7y agoYes, but you need to be prepared to take it to court when someone uses your software in war.
- hprotagonist 7y agoand when the answer is “hey, it’s GPL’d, here’s our source download link, fuck off we’re exactly following the rules”? Licenses are not a viable solution to this sort of ethical quandry.
- rcw4256 7y agoThat answer should be unsatisfactory to the court, since it wasn't licensed under the GPL. The rules, in this case, say no use in war.
- bangonkeyboard 7y ago> I'm curious if this is something that some sort of modified license could help resolve. Do I have the option to license my software so that it can't be used in war? "The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Crockford#%22Good,_not_Evil%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Crockford#%22Good,_not...
- wolco 7y agoWouldn't object detection save people over the current method of dropping a huge bomb at a wedding?