And the same would go for the possible use you code can get...
You can maybe find a way through licenses to prevent usage in certain fields that you don't want your code to be used... But really you could change something or get an idea.
Reading the article I felt like if OSI was pointing a gun at OSS contributors' heads.
NO! People contribute openly because THEY choose so. And they choose so because they WANT SO.
Open source is among the top reasons why IT is eating the world and advancing so fast, creating solutions to humanity's problems, opportunity for people to earn a living for themselves, their family, to contribute to society.
It's sad that the author got the idea so wrong...
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"I think we can agree that if I extract value from your labor, you deserve compensation."
I don't think we can agree on this. If I choose to give away my labor, I don't deserve any compensation.
Do you deserve compensation from me if I gain value from reading this article?
Releasing your code as open source is a choice. If you don't agree with an OSS license, don't use it!
And the same would go for the possible use you code can get...
You can maybe find a way through licenses to prevent usage in certain fields that you don't want your code to be used... But really you could change something or get an idea.
Bad use will ALWAYS be there.
"Choice" is the key word here.
Reading the article I felt like if OSI was pointing a gun at OSS contributors' heads.
NO! People contribute openly because THEY choose so. And they choose so because they WANT SO.
Open source is among the top reasons why IT is eating the world and advancing so fast, creating solutions to humanity's problems, opportunity for people to earn a living for themselves, their family, to contribute to society.
It's sad that the author got the idea so wrong...