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PETA Creates New Animal-Friendly Software License
Anders writes "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the largest animal rights organization in the world, endorse a new FLOSS license. From the article: 'The Harm-Less Permissive License (HPL) is a permissive, non copyleft, software license. It is based on the FreeBSD license but with one additional restriction; the "harm-less" clause. It prevents software, licensed under the HPL, to be used for harming humans or animals.'" I guess this leaves the bunny-fueled power plant in Stockholm out in the cold.
I'll be sure to "FLOSS" after eating my delicious manly steak tyvm.
We should start a new Slashdot and return control to the geeks. It actually wouldn't be that hard to get some users to
You can no longer pen them in cages to achieve the desired marbling. This confines this license to small projects.
I refuse to use software that's been tested on animals.
I've seen video from hidden cameras of researchers stuffing javascript into bunnies eyes and ears. It's horrific.
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I misread that as hamless and thought it was a Moslem/Jewish licence!
Great minds think alike; fools seldom differ.
"No mules were flogged in the making of this software."
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
This license may not be used for the opening of cans of worms, as it may harm the precious creatures during the opening phase.
... Fuck PETA. Fuck them right up their stupid terrorism-supporting asses. Until that vile cunt ringleader who is dependent on animal-derived insulin gives it up and just accepts the fact the she was born defective and the natural pecking order has singled her out for death, then they can all just eat me. If all animals are equal to us, then she can just suck it up and die.
You definitely love gobbling down Steve Ballmer's sausage.
If Steve Ballmer's sausage were grilled to a crisp and slathered in mustard, I'd eat it right in front of him.
> If I were a cow, I'd take that over constant fear of predators and the threat of starvation.
You pre-ordered and iPad, didn't you?
A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.
This license is a permissive license, similar to the BSD license; however it requires at least one animal sacrifice when software is distributed. Note: 1 human sacrifice can be used to create a pool of 10 animal sacrifices. This reduces the amount of cleanup required.
If they program a great software for sorting and handling animals in animal shelters, they've effectively made it that anyone who uses the software cannot euthanize animals. Not a bad move, though it could open a whole can of worms.
Fortunately PETA is rabidly against canning worms, so that problem will solve itself!
It doesn't hurt to be nice.
Hey man, seriously... There is a place for every animal.
Right between the mashed potatoes and green beans!!
All this time, I thought PETA stood for People Eating Tasty Animals.
At least it does where I come from.
Yep, I never spell check.
More incorrect spellings can be found he
That's silly, a tiger doesn't have long enough digits to use a shotgun. Oh, I see what you mean...
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Heck, I can one-up whatever they're doing. At least 50% of my own software was written with a cat on my lap or a dog curled up under my desk. All of my software doesn't just avoid harming animals, it was created while actively bringing animals love, warmth, and satisfaction.
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I am an omnivore.
I'm an omnomnomnomnomnivore. At least, that's my excuse for this belly and I'm sticking to it :)
What have People Eating Tasty Animals got to do with software anyway?
Why bother