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Someone said my idea for a "restrictions against use for modern slavery and [or] oil extraction" open source license was a great idea.
Has nobody done it?
“Tech, Ethics, #ClimateStrikes and ‘it’s not my decision how you use my software’” by Paul Johnston link.medium.com/8ztRdFpg8Z
Has nobody done it?
“Tech, Ethics, #ClimateStrikes and ‘it’s not my decision how you use my software’” by Paul Johnston link.medium.com/8ztRdFpg8Z
Because it's obvious to me that if software was released under this kind of license, most of us would be fine in the tech world, but it would put some big companies and governments in legal problems.
And that could be interesting.
Because licenses are our superpower.
And that could be interesting.
Because licenses are our superpower.
It's how we as an industry started to fight back in the 90s against big tech.
Maybe we can take that fight to big oil.
Maybe it's naive but maybe, just maybe it's also a plan that might work.
Maybe we can take that fight to big oil.
Maybe it's naive but maybe, just maybe it's also a plan that might work.
