Comment on Release v0.6.11 · open-webui/open-webui
baod_rate@programming.dev 4 weeks agoI don’t know if “freedom to modify source code” and “committing a genocide” are morally comparable. This seems to undermine your point. I would have picked a different analogy
yarr@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
That doesn’t undermine my point, that proves my point. Making something “FREE” (as in libre) comes with the consequence that people can use it for whatever they want. I assume you don’t agree with bombing Gaza, hence it is a perfect example of “freedom” leading to poor outcomes.
baod_rate@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
This assumes the audience will agree that genocide is an acceptable tradeoff for software freedoms.
yarr@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
Freedom comes with uncomfortable ramifications. This is inescapable. Freedom includes doing things that a given individual isn’t comfortable with. If you’re not happy with this trade-off, don’t use a license that allows “any” usage.
baod_rate@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
I was explaining why your argumentation is not convincing unless the audience already agrees that complicity in genocide is an acceptable tradeoff to software freedoms. I’m saying you could make a more convincing argument by just not making that comparison in the first place. Unless your point was “perhaps we should reconsider whether Open Source is Good”.