The lack of outrage that the @osi rigging election is quite pathetic .. #FreeSoftware for the win, #OpenSource misses the point. #FLOSS #FOSS #OSI #FSF #GNU
@hipsterelectron Existing legal frameworks work well enough for labour protection, I think? Or do you have something specific on your mind?
@amszmidt continuing to use copyleft as a basis but with stronger movements to protect against misuse directly opposed to e.g. consumption by LLMs or usage in military or surveillance neither of which free software has steadfastly mobilized against
@hipsterelectron That would violate one of the most basic rights of software freedom, the freedom to use a program for any purpose. How do you suggest that would be reconciled?
@amszmidt i consider that basis insufficient and incomplete. i don't have an answer yet.
@hipsterelectron Or rather, how does the current legal system not solve these problems? Surveillance is not a topic that should be handled by licenses, neither is military use but by a a legal framework that all democratic countries already have in place.
@amszmidt i said "mobilized" and not "licensed against" for a reason. a free software movement that uses its revolutionary spirit to achieve other goals is something i want to be a part of. this can be done by actively refusing support to military and surveillance operations, something i understand stallman tends to be quite negative about in his writing but less so in his desire to use his political capital to achieve social goals beyond the maintenance of a distinct technical infrastructure from corporations
@hipsterelectron What "other goals"? I think supporting military and surveillance operations is important to do, and I think that our governments should be using #FreeSoftware for that.
We can just see how depending on US technology is outright harmful to the democratic rule of the whole world.
So why should military and surveillance operations not be able to use free software?