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Will GitHub boycott GoDaddy because of their support for SOPA?

by ellie42 15y ago

Canada 15y ago
That would be great. Maybe there should be a new open source software license featuring total denial of rights to use to the MPAA/RIAA member companies too.
- kachnuv_ocasek 15y ago
  No, that would be bad. If open, it should allow everyone. The goal is to unite not segregate after all.
  - VMG 15y ago
    The goal is to unite not segregate after all Who says that? Why should you unite with your enemy?
    - aw3c2 15y ago
      Basic of free speech means allowing hateful stuff too. The more you forbid the less free it is (whatever "it" is).
      - VMG 15y ago
        allowing is not the same as supporting
    - DanBC 15y ago
      "killing with kindness" "Embrace, extend and extinguish" There's probably a few in Art of War too.
    - rhizome 15y ago
      It's not about enemies, it's about free software as a matter of liberty.
- rmc 15y ago
  Although I agree with these goals of such a move (fighting SOPA) such a licence would not be considered an open source or free software licence by the OSI or FSF. A licence must not discriminate based on endeavour.
  - jamesbritt 15y ago
    such a licence would not be considered an open source or free software licence by the OSI or FSF. So what? What's the downside of using a variation of a common license that is not approved of by the OSI or FSF? Someone other than the target excluded group might not use the software you're offering for free? Who would get mad if I released code under the MIT license (or some variant) with an additional requirement that it cannot be used to build Web sites the advocate killing abortion doctors? If it's my code can't I just set whatever conditions I want (modulo the requirements of any prior licenses my code may be bound by)?
    - rmc 15y ago
      Oh yes, you can release your code under whatever licence you like. The problem with not using an Open Source Licence or Free Software Licence is that it's harder for other people to build on your work, and your work might not be included in distributions of free software (e.g. Debian).
- slowpoke 15y ago
  The closest I could think of is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrimethInc._N%C2%A9!_license https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrimethInc._N%C2%A9!_license. But I think I'll stick with the GPL and WTFPL.

Will GitHub boycott GoDaddy because of their support for SOPA?

by ellie42 15y ago

Will GitHub boycott GoDaddy because of their support for SOPA?

That would be great. Maybe there should be a new open source software license featuring total denial of rights to use to the MPAA/RIAA member companies too.

kachnuv_ocasek 15y ago
No, that would be bad. If open, it should allow everyone. The goal is to unite not segregate after all.
- VMG 15y ago
  The goal is to unite not segregate after all Who says that? Why should you unite with your enemy?
  - aw3c2 15y ago
    Basic of free speech means allowing hateful stuff too. The more you forbid the less free it is (whatever "it" is).
    - VMG 15y ago
      allowing is not the same as supporting
  - DanBC 15y ago
    "killing with kindness" "Embrace, extend and extinguish" There's probably a few in Art of War too.
  - rhizome 15y ago
    It's not about enemies, it's about free software as a matter of liberty.
rmc 15y ago
Although I agree with these goals of such a move (fighting SOPA) such a licence would not be considered an open source or free software licence by the OSI or FSF. A licence must not discriminate based on endeavour.
- jamesbritt 15y ago
  such a licence would not be considered an open source or free software licence by the OSI or FSF. So what? What's the downside of using a variation of a common license that is not approved of by the OSI or FSF? Someone other than the target excluded group might not use the software you're offering for free? Who would get mad if I released code under the MIT license (or some variant) with an additional requirement that it cannot be used to build Web sites the advocate killing abortion doctors? If it's my code can't I just set whatever conditions I want (modulo the requirements of any prior licenses my code may be bound by)?
  - rmc 15y ago
    Oh yes, you can release your code under whatever licence you like. The problem with not using an Open Source Licence or Free Software Licence is that it's harder for other people to build on your work, and your work might not be included in distributions of free software (e.g. Debian).
slowpoke 15y ago
The closest I could think of is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrimethInc._N%C2%A9!_license https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrimethInc._N%C2%A9!_license. But I think I'll stick with the GPL and WTFPL.