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A few software licenses restrict the use of software in use of nuclear weapons & other WMD. I'm sure this vessel is capable of launching nuclear weapons, but it
by jdubs 13y ago
A few software licenses restrict the use of software in use of nuclear weapons & other WMD. I'm sure this vessel is capable of launching nuclear weapons, but it makes me wonder if the government will honor those license agreements or even if they were apart of the consideration.
- azernik 13y agoWhich licenses exactly? I've never seen such a clause, and I'm pretty sure it would be against the FSF's definition of Free Software, and definitely against the OSI's definition of Open Source.
- btown 13y agoI recall that there was a Java reference site that was highly ranked on Google that placed all of its examples under such a license.
- claudius 13y agoWhile some software has such strange licenses, most ‘free’ software is truly free and e.g. Debian even makes it a strict requirement for inclusion that there are no restrictions on how software can be used. So I’d say the question whether the USG will honour such licenses is somewhat moot, as there is plenty of software around without such restrictions.