The Hippocratic License 3.0: An Ethical License for Open Source. (firstdonoharm.dev)

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Healthy open source communities don’t just form around code, but also around shared values and a vision for how their work can improve the world. The true measure of the success of open source is its impact— how the technologies we develop are leveraged to bring about positive social, cultural, and political change.

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[-] Colloidal@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

Okay, but how about you address my question now? If the effects are the same as GPL but it has a lot of downsides, why would you use it? What is its selling point?

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