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Eco-Terrorism
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Bio-engineering is a trend impossible to stop, because of the enormous potential of benefit. The best way to reduce the risk is to sponsor more research to evaluate possible consequences, develope precautionary measures, etc., and in general, to understand it better so that we can keep it under control.
GPL has mechanisms to prevent the software under its protection from being embraced and extinguished; this is not the case for most other opensource lincences. This is why Microsoftians love BSD and hate GPL. This is a distinction of enormous consequence, and should never be fudged lightly.
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Bio-engineering is a trend impossible to stop, because of the enormous potential of benefit. The best way to reduce the risk is to sponsor more research to evaluate possible consequences, develope precautionary measures, etc., and in general, to understand it better so that we can keep it under control.
GPL has mechanisms to prevent the software under its protection from being embraced and extinguished; this is not the case for most other opensource lincences. This is why Microsoftians love BSD and hate GPL. This is a distinction of enormous consequence, and should never be fudged lightly.