New License Forbids Human Rights Violations?

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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BSD license was political

[ts0003]

"For those deeply involved in politics, this is a good idea, but Free Software Licenses have traditionally placed no restrictions on use."

This is not strictly true. The BSD license used to disallow use of software issued under it from being used by the "Police of South Africa", to make a point against apartheid.

Re:Perfect

[EvanED]

Yes, but as another poster pointed out, it's political message stays within the realm of computer programs. This license steps over into areas unreleted to technology.

Re:Good intentions, but...

[spun]

So someone doesn't want to think about US human rights abuses. That's okay, I can live with that. But evidently they don't want anyone else to think about it either and modded my last comment down as flamebait.

So here are some more links to document the sordid history of the US abroad.

The Long and Hidden History of the US in Somalia

Us Approves Invasion of East Timor

A brief history of CIA involvement in the drug trade

The Philippine War and Anti-Imperialism

Hawaii's annexation a story of betrayal

Keep modding me down and I will keep posting new links. My karma is capped right now so we could be here all night. How is it flamebait to talk about human rights abuses in the US in a story about a software license that forbids such abuses?