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by current_call 3468 days ago
It would not be open source if you didn't allow Trump supporters to use it.

https://opensource.org/osd

The license must not discriminate against any person or group of persons.

There is no such thing as pro-life or pro-choice open source software.
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africajam 3468 days ago
I did not know about the open source definition. Is that just a guide line or does it carry some weight?

Also, is it discrimination if I give users a choice? You can use my software whoever you are, you just have to disagree with racism.

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current_call 3468 days ago
I did not know about the open source definition. Is that just a guide line or does it carry some weight?

It carries the weight of the names of the people who support it. Take a look at who is involved in it. Ian Murdock, founder of Debian, is a co-founder for the OSI.

Also, is it discrimination if I give users a choice? You can use my software whoever you are, you just have to disagree with racism.

Rephrasing it doesn't change anything.

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gus_massa 3468 days ago
It doesn't carry any weight, it's just a label. It's like the difference between open source and free software. They are just definitions made by someone. You can write any license you want (but get a lawyer).

The concrete problems is that this license with the no-Trump-supporters clause will not be compatible with most of the license that most people think when someone talk as a open source or free software. So for most people this will not be open source or free software.

(I'm not a lawyer, so please get someone to review my opinions.)

* You can't copy code from GPL/LGPL licensed software to your project, and someone else can't copy code from your project to a GPL/LGPL project.

This is important if you are planning to copy any code from a GPL/LGPL library.

* You can copy code from MIT/BSD licensed software to your project, but someone else can't copy code from your project to a MIT/BSD project.

Hey, you can even copy code from a MIT/BSD to a project that has a license that allow to use it only for evil purposes, like killing kitties.

IANAL.

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