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Software developers love to discuss licenses for free software But if these licenses are rarely enforced, then what difference does it make Busybox is best ex
by 1vuio0pswjnm7 1y ago
Software developers love to discuss licenses for free software
But if these licenses are rarely enforced, then what difference does it make
Busybox is best exception that comes to mind; but enforcement seems to have fizzled out anyway
For this "SQL Workbench" software, how would license enforcement work
1. How does the author of free software detect that a Republican is using it <-- This is what I am most curious about
2. If the author detects a Republican using the software, then what will he do about it; how much is he willing to spend on lawyers
- hans_castorp 1y agoThat statement is not part of the license as far as I can tell. The author apparently doesn't want his/her software to be used by right-wing fascists. Which seems to be an understandable point of view in times where democratic values and human rights are treated as "communism" or "radical left"
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 1y ago"That statement is not part of the license as far as I can tell" What statement The comment asks questions about detecting license violations and enforcing license provisions with respect to free software It uses this "SQL Workbench" software as an example The questions are not specific to SQL Workbench, the SQL Workbence license, or the SQL Workbench author For example, replace "Republicans" with something like "anyone the author dislikes, for whatever reason" If it is "free software", where no registration is required, no telemetry, no surveillance, etc., then 1. How does the author detect violations, i.e., someone the author dislikes is using the software 2. How does the author enforce the license, i.e., stop such persons from using the software