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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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[–] Kissaki 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

… or use them anyway because if they actually don't care for human rights, will they really care for licenses or licensing law in other countries?

Even then I think establishing intent is worth something.

And it may be different for some of the "lesser evil" modules of the license.

they will do it anyway or just not use your library

I think that's still worth something. Not being a part of it, even indirectly is worth something. Not enabling them.