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1. ordina+La[view] [source] 2024-04-29 15:47:09
>>elikog+(OP)
Dolstra nailed it:

> It is my opinion that it is not for us, as open source software developers, to decide whose views are valid and whose are not, and to allow or disallow project or conference participation as a result.

You really should not be in open source if you believe it is your purview to ideologically police the usage and contribution to your software. That notion is incompatible with the spirit of the endeavor.

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2. danhor+Hb[view] [source] 2024-04-29 15:50:38
>>ordina+La
Isn't that exactly what the free software movement is based upon? You can only use our software if you agree to share your source code modifications with the binary (death to proprietary software, very ideological) and you can only contribute if you agree if that.
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3. Increa+qG[view] [source] 2024-04-29 18:02:08
>>danhor+Hb
Only in a very limited sense. Look up what happens when you try add a restriction of "You can't use this software for evil", or "You can't use this software to make nuclear weapons" to OSS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Crockford#Software_lic...

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