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0 pointsmiroljub2mo ago0 comments

Maybe time for a custom license that would require M$ to sign up for special T&Cs if they want to use this software?

Who cares if it's OSI-approved or not, a line saying "M$, Google, and the like need written permission for every use case" would help to make those leeches honest. Just learn from the JSLint example.

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greenavocado2mo ago· 3 in thread

This license modifier already exists for others to use (I can't post the direct links here because this site will sanction me for doing so)

plus n-word dot com hosts information about the plus n-word license which purports:

- The software will not be used or hosted by western corporations that promote censorship

- The software will not be used or hosted by compromised individuals that promote censorship

- Users of the software will be immune to attacks that would result in censorship of others

kbelder2mo ago

Why "Western" corporations that promote censorship? Non-western censorship is allowed?

greenavocado2mo ago

They don't care as much about things like this

gzread2mo ago

It's even GPL compatible, because the GPL makes provision for additional notice requirements.

That would be both hilarious and horrifying if the only thing stopping the corporate dystopia is that Microsoft doesn't want to say the N word.

UqWBcuFx6NV4r2mo ago· 1 in thread

We literally just did this. Now we have Valkey. Nobody won.

pocksuppet2mo ago

Did anyone lose?

Valkey is better because all of the new development work happens on Valkey, not because of the license. If the actual developer changed the license, that would be a different situation.

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