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New License Forbids Human Rights Violations?

Posted by michael on from the worth-the-paper-it-is-printed-on dept.

KjetilK writes "A new license published by Hacktivismo, builds on Free Software licenses but adds clauses to "promote fundamental human rights of end-users". For those deeply involved in politics, this is a good idea, but Free Software Licenses have traditionally placed no restrictions on use." There's a news article about this as well.

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  1. Perfect by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Exactly what OSS needs, more licensing politics. I'm waiting for the GNU/Vegan license.

  2. What's next? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "This software specificall encourages communism, homosexualism, no-good tree hugging and ungodly worship?"

    Oh! The humanity!

  3. Re:Umm by Trusty+Penfold · · Score: 5, Funny

    The software authors'.

    They believe that they can subvert the democratic processes of their own and others' countries by writing a steganography program with a bizarre license.

  4. Re:Oh really? by PastorOfMuppets · · Score: 5, Funny
    " I for one am deeply involved in politics, and this is obviously a horrible idea."

    I agree, you should definitely get out of politics. :)

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  5. I'm a fifth level Vegan by spun · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't eat anything that casts a shadow.

    My friend is a third level vegan. She won't eat anything with eyes, so potatoes are out.

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    - None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton