> On Feb 6, 2024, at 10:39 AM, Stefano Maffulli <stef...@opensource.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 4:18 PM Daniel Mihai <dan...@anuinitiative.org
> <mailto:dan...@anuinitiative.org>> wrote:
>> We are happy to remove the restriction of use for positive ecological
>> conservation and sustainability, yet we are not happy to allow usage of the
>> product for means that significantly harms the environment - as this would
>> go against our companies values/mission/vision.
>
> I and many people I'm sure are sympathetic with your intentions. But there is
> one fundamental problem with your approach: It will never work. You can write
> anything you want in your license but that doesn't mean that you will be able
> to enforce what you wrote.
Sure he can. He can at least _try_ to :)
>
> And I'm not aware of any way to restrict the field of use of software while
> respecting the Open Source Definition.
Especially since the OSD explicitly forbids FOU restrictions.
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