@mooooooo @jackielovescompchem32 i think the theory of positive and negative liberties demonstrates the limitations of purely negative free software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_liberty if we want to protect users and enable them to flourish (a positive liberty), we will have to establish rules for how software can achieve that, and disallow code that doesn't
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@mooooooo @jackielovescompchem32 the concept of software as a labor product is useful to incorporate the theory of labor rights as a basis for wielding power over others and over users. when we restrict the capability to use our software for military and surveillance purposes, we are wielding power over our users. and this is the right we have as laborers
