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On 11/30/2011 12:35 AM, Volatile Compound wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:4ED5C0BB.5030607@gmail.com" type="cite">Nor
does it matter: the hackerspace has no control over any funded
project once it's out the door. Notice the amount of code
developed under the GPL, BSD, and other licences that governments
(including their defence agencies) use? It's quite a lot, and
whether or not the person who wrote that code under its respective
licence wished for it to be used in those applications or not
doesn't matter.
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</blockquote>
As long as you retain the copyright, you have many options in how
you license it. You can even issue different licenses to different
parties:<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-licensing">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-licensing</a><br>
<br>
You also can modify most licenses, including the "copyleft" ones, to
prohibit specific uses. I don't think it can be enforced, but it
might be enough to stop a bureaucracy from using it for a while.
Also, some consider this option to no longer be "free software" (the
free as in speech part). See discussion here:<br>
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/hessla.html">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/hessla.html</a><br>
<br>
While I'm still curious about the options here, I am definitely
leaning toward the sentiment that Matt Joyce expressed earlier
tonight:<br>
<blockquote>"At some point you need to make a choice to believe in
the fundamental decency of mankind or to give up on ever believing
the world can be a better place without destroying itself in the
process.<br>
<br>
I say we bet it all on us being awesome. Cause hell... we are."<br>
</blockquote>
:D<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
Justis<br>
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