Re: documentation on un-enforceability of ethical licenses? (was Re: License Review Request - Anu Initiative
Jim Jagielski <[email protected]>
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> On Feb 6, 2024, at 10:39 AM, Stefano Maffulli <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 4:18 PM Daniel Mihai <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> We are happy to remove the restriction of use for positive ecological conservation and sustainability, yet we are not happy to allow usage of the product for means that significantly harms the environment - as this would go against our companies values/mission/vision. > > I and many people I'm sure are sympathetic with your intentions. But there is one fundamental problem with your approach: It will never work. You can write anything you want in your license but that doesn't mean that you will be able to enforce what you wrote. Sure he can. He can at least _try_ to :) > > And I'm not aware of any way to restrict the field of use of software while respecting the Open Source Definition. Especially since the OSD explicitly forbids FOU restrictions. _______________________________________________ The opinions expressed in this email are those of the sender and not necessarily those of the Open Source Initiative. Official statements by the Open Source Initiative will be sent from an opensource.org email address. License-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org