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It reminds me of Douglas Crockford's talk where he mentioned that a company asked him for an exemption to the "do no evil" clause in the JSON License, and he sa
by glass- 11y ago
It reminds me of Douglas Crockford's talk where he mentioned that a company asked him for an exemption to the "do no evil" clause in the JSON License, and he said he didn't want to name the company as that would embarrass them so he would instead give their initials: IBM.
- myth_buster 11y agoThe comment in question https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hCimLnIsDA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hCimLnIsDA
- MichaelGG 11y agoIt's not embarrassing; their lawyers are just being cautious, as befits a company with huge customers like theirs. The "do no evil" clause is stupid and utterly ambiguous. If Crockford becomes a fundie, then is any gay-related org in violation of the license? It's his right to make up ridiculous licenses. Like the sisterware license (you can use the software if you send me a pic of your sister if you have one), people shouldn't take it seriously and avoid code licensed like that. That Crockford doesn't get this is either him trolling or being clueless.