Is It Ethical to Exclude Particular People From Using Free Programs (and Are These Programs Still Free Then)?

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2020-08-28 04:28:56 UTC
Modified: 2020-08-28 04:28:56 UTC

Even after failing to enter the OSI's Board they're still at it...

Ethical software: Is Your Open-Source Code Fueling Human Rights Abuses?

Summary: "Ethical" nonsense is being spun upon its head; apparently excluding people is now ethical (like communities which 'cancel' developers in the name of "diversity" and "inclusion" -- a paradox that's almost recursive by nature)

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