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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE\n\u003e AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER\n\u003e LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,\n\u003e OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN\n\u003e THE SOFTWARE.\n\n## Do-Not-Harm-Living-Beings\n\n\u003e Copyright (c) year copyright holders\n\u003e\n\u003e Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy\n\u003e of this software and associated documentation files (the \"Software\"), to deal\n\u003e in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights\n\u003e to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell\n\u003e copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is\n\u003e furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:\n\u003e\n\u003e * No living being must purposefully be harmed using this software\n\u003e\n\u003e * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in\n\u003e all copies or substantial portions of the Software.\n\u003e\n\u003e THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \"AS IS\", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR\n\u003e IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,\n\u003e FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE\n\u003e AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER\n\u003e LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,\n\u003e OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN\n\u003e THE SOFTWARE.\n\n# FAQ\n\n## But this breaks Freedom 0!\n\nYes, this license breaks freedom 0: The freedom to run the program for any purpose.\n\nIt breaks it on purpose. In lots of countries freedom of speech does not include\nhate speech. And I don't think that the freedom to run my code should also mean\nthat it's totally okay to use software I create in a predator drone to kill people.\n\n## Is this license compatible with the GPL?\n\nNo, it breaks Freedom 0. On purpose.\n\n## But you can't enforce the \"do not harm\"\n\nIt depends. But I want to make a stand and show where I draw the line what I\nthink is okay.\n\n## Can't you clarify what \"harmed\" means?\n\nNo. I don't want that. Everyone should know what that means.\n\n## Why two different licenses ?\n\nSome people don't want to harm every living being. Some just care about\nhumans. It's up to you what you want to use.\n\n## But there is already a Do no Evil License!\n\nThe [Do-No-Evil License](http://www.noevils.org/licenses/donoevil-1.0.html) is\nnot specific enough for my taste. What is evil? In some countries death penalty\nor torture is not considered evil. I wanted to be more precise because of that.\nBut be aware that there are cases who could be considered \"evil\" and do not harm people.\nIt's up to you what you want to use.\n\n## But what if harming one saves thousands?\n\nYes, ethics is difficult. I am aware of that. There is a reason why something like\nthe [Trolley Problem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem) exists.\nThis license is here to start a discussion. To raise awareness about the problems\nwe are facing right now. This question is part of that discussion.\n\n## I have questions about this!\n\nFeel free to open an [issue](https://github.com/bitboxer/donoharm/issues) here on Github!\n\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fbitboxer%2Fdo-not-harm","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fbitboxer%2Fdo-not-harm","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fbitboxer%2Fdo-not-harm/lists"}