Desiring Machine

Interesting story about how an open source project adds “no military use” clause to the GPL. A lot of people seem to think this is a can of worms, futile, and misdirected step for an open source license. But I find it intriguing. And why not? If one spends a majority of his or her time and energy dedicated to a specific software project why shouldn’t they have a say in how it is used or misused. Of course there will always be those who point to the tricky problem of unintended consequences. However, this is a legitimate step as a conscientous objector, and follows a long venerable tradition.