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I'm tired of "source-available" or open-source but unorthodox licence software being mocked. Things like SQLite (which has a clause about Christianity and its moral values) or licences which prohibit specific sectors or use-cases like surveillance or dual-use technologies.

I suspect the reason behind that is lobbying by large companies who can't use software like that, so they push complete open source without restrictions so they can benefit from it.

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The "clause about Christianity" is the Code of Ethics that they tacked on to check a box someone insisted on them checking. The source code is public domain and there is no clause about Christianity if you want to contribute.

From the Code of Ethics:

> This document continues to be used for its original purpose - providing a reference to fill in the "code of conduct" box on supplier registration forms.

and

> No one is required to follow The Rule, to know The Rule, or even to think that The Rule is a good idea.

Makes it pretty clear to any but the most conflict seeking people out there that it's just a box filler (for some contract purposes) and not an expectation for the community generally.

I agree, except for the SQLite thing; the code is fully public domain and the license is safely ignorable. The reason it exists in the first place is for corporations to have some formal license to buy if they have an internal policy requiring it. They wrote it mostly as a joke.

I 100% agree and I know, it's just that do-gooder people somehow still make a fuss about criticising it for zero logical reason.

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