[License-discuss] Thoughts on the subject of ethical licenses

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Russell McOrmond (russellmcormond at gmail.com):

> Using the loaded term "ethics" in the title of a group has the same
> poisonous effects on conversations, essentially suggesting that anyone who
> disagrees with the methods of the group are somehow "unethical".
> 
> I believe everyone understands the poisonous aspects of these types of
> conversation, and avoiding that type of poison destroying software
> communities is one of many reasons why the non-discriminatory clauses of
> the OSD exists.
> 
> After explaining these core problems and being ignored, I don't see why it
> is wrong to wonder if there is something different going on here than is
> being publicly claimed.

Fair points, well articulated.

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