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> Not a chance. Why not? Is every action legitimate as long as it uses "human rights" as an excuse? Something doesn't become more ethical just because it's de
by Aspie96 5y ago
> Not a chance.
Why not? Is every action legitimate as long as it uses "human rights" as an excuse?
Something doesn't become more ethical just because it's described as an act of protest.
- minerva23 5y ago> Something doesn't become more ethical just because it's described as an act of protest. Agreed, but fighting back is often seen as ethical when unwarranted aggression is not. In the case of this “protestware”, they’re both fighting back against unwarranted unjustifiable war AND doing no direct harm. They’re free to restrict who or where their software may run. They’re also free to include a boobytrap for anyone who doesn’t respect the license/restriction.
- Aspie96 5y agoWhat? That malware was directed to anyone with a Russian IP. The license was an open source license.
- minerva23 5y agoThe license change was implied by the boobytrap. Are you saying they didn’t have the right to change the license?
- Aspie96 5y agoI'm saying malware isn't the same as a license change. If we consider malware to be simply a form of licensing, than all malware is allowed, in every place. If malware hits you, it means you shouldn't have been using the software.