On 10/8/19 7:11 AM, Jared Hirsch via governance wrote:
Hi all,
I'd like to suggest that we develop an MPL 2.0 variant that includes a
clause restricting the applications of open sourced work to uses that are
non-violent and respect human rights.
I'm inspired to make this suggestion by a project I've recently learned
about, the Hippocratic License[1], which is an early stage effort to
constrain the usage of open-source software to applications which 'do no
harm'. The relevant clause (from the Hippocratic License version 1.1) is:
"The software may not be used by individuals, corporations, governments, or
other groups for systems or activities that actively and knowingly
endanger, harm, or otherwise threaten the physical, mental, economic, or
general well-being of other individuals or groups in violation of the
United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights."
I'm not a lawyer, and I don't know how enforceable such ethical clauses
might be, nor do I know what the unintended side effects of such a clause
might be, but I hope others find this concept worth exploring.
(Disclaimer: Definitely not a lawyer either)
One probably-unintended side-effect of such a clause would be making any
MPL-licensed project not open source nor free software, as it would
clearly violate both of those definitions[1][2].
Alternate licensing schemes may still be worth exploring (and I
certainly agree with the sentiment behind it), but such a license would
not meet the definition of either of those two, I'd think.
-- Emilio
[1]: https://opensource.org/osd
[2]: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
Cheers,
Jared
[1] https://firstdonoharm.dev/
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