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That it can *NOT* be used for illegal or immoral purposes; and by people knowingly participating in such activities Espen Harlinn15-Jan-13 22:26 Espen Harlinn 15-Jan-13 22:26  That it can *NOT* be used for illegal or immoral purposes; and by people knowingly participating in such activities. Knowingly also includes those with an aptitude for willful ignorance ... Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra Re: That it can *NOT* be used for illegal or immoral purposes; and by people knowingly participating in such activities Nemanja Trifunovic16-Jan-13 3:34 Nemanja Trifunovic 16-Jan-13 3:34  In general I agree, but what is illegal and/or immoral greatly varies from one place to another. utf8-cpp Re: That it can *NOT* be used for illegal or immoral purposes; and by people knowingly participating in such activities PIEBALDconsult18-Jan-13 14:10 PIEBALDconsult 18-Jan-13 14:10  And by timeframe. Re: That it can *NOT* be used for illegal or immoral purposes; and by people knowingly participating in such activities Espen Harlinn18-Jan-13 22:41 Espen Harlinn 18-Jan-13 22:41  True Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra Re: That it can *NOT* be used for illegal or immoral purposes; and by people knowingly participating in such activities PIEBALDconsult18-Jan-13 14:11 PIEBALDconsult 18-Jan-13 14:11  Pointless. Re: That it can *NOT* be used for illegal or immoral purposes; and by people knowingly participating in such activities Espen Harlinn18-Jan-13 22:42 Espen Harlinn 18-Jan-13 22:42  How come? Espen Harlinn Principal Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra Re: That it can *NOT* be used for illegal or immoral purposes; and by people knowingly participating in such activities PIEBALDconsult19-Jan-13 4:20 PIEBALDconsult 19-Jan-13 4:20  The courts really aren't stupid. COPL Rocks Grasshopper.iics14-Jan-13 18:52 Grasshopper.iics 14-Jan-13 18:52  When I release a code, I want people to use it. Why put some barriers? Who sees if one uses my code for what purpose? World is huge. I use many existing codes, so does every one else. When making it public, keep people away from worries. I say COPL rocks. gives a free and unrestricted use, protects the publisher, saves time in understanding. In fact I have released some of my non CP code and resources with COPL license. Re: COPL Rocks Thomas Daniels16-Jan-13 6:39 Thomas Daniels 16-Jan-13 6:39  Grasshopper.iics wrote: COPL I think you mean CPOL (CodeProject Open License)! In some cases, my signature will be longer than my message... ASP <em style="color:red"> <b>ProgramFOX</b></em> ProgramFOX Re: COPL Rocks Grasshopper.iics16-Jan-13 11:03 Grasshopper.iics 16-Jan-13 11:03  Yes Which is most important (1 or 5)? Andrew Rissing14-Jan-13 8:01 Andrew Rissing 14-Jan-13 8:01  ? Re: Which is most important (1 or 5)? Chris Maunder14-Jan-13 8:25 Chris Maunder 14-Jan-13 8:25  1 = not important, 5 = important. cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP Re: Which is most important (1 or 5)? Andrew Rissing14-Jan-13 8:31 Andrew Rissing 14-Jan-13 8:31  Thanks. Re: Which is most important (1 or 5)? PIEBALDconsult15-Jan-13 18:02 PIEBALDconsult 15-Jan-13 18:02  1 means unimportant. 5 means not important. Re: Which is most important (1 or 5)? Mycroft Holmes15-Jan-13 23:04 Mycroft Holmes 15-Jan-13 23:04  Bastard - deserves a vote of some sort! Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH Illegal or Immoral? quinton196914-Jan-13 7:50 quinton1969 14-Jan-13 7:50  I have to say..immoral use really peaked my interest. I suddenly want to publish some code for good immoral use. No single raindrop believes it is to blame for the flood. -irresponsibility@Despair.com Re: Illegal or Immoral? Chris Maunder14-Jan-13 8:24 Chris Maunder 14-Jan-13 8:24  You need the General Profligate and Licentious (GPL) license or the simpler Morally Impure Technology (MIT) license. cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP Re: Illegal or Immoral? ed welch14-Jan-13 11:25 ed welch 14-Jan-13 11:25  open source code for evil robot army, or doomsday machine? Re: Illegal or Immoral? Marc Clifton14-Jan-13 11:46 Marc Clifton 14-Jan-13 11:46  quinton1969 wrote: I suddenly want to publish some code for good immoral use. It's quite fun. I worked for many years in a certain industry writing software for tracking cash transactions, reporting earnings, and interfacing to various hardware such as bill acceptors, point-of-sale devices, etc. Marc Reverse Engineering Legacy Applications How To Think Like a Functional Programmer My Blog Computational Types in C# and F# Re: Illegal or Immoral? Vivi Chellappa14-Jan-13 13:49 Vivi Chellappa 14-Jan-13 13:49  Slot machines for gambling or for watching p0rn videos? Inquiring minds want to know. Re: Illegal or Immoral? Chris Maunder14-Jan-13 15:32 Chris Maunder 14-Jan-13 15:32  Marc Clifton wrote: writing software for tracking cash transactions ...and thinking up boring, legitimate sounding names for the transaction gateway that would show up on clients' credit card bills? cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP Re: Illegal or Immoral? Jörgen Andersson16-Jan-13 8:35 Jörgen Andersson 16-Jan-13 8:35  Marc Clifton wrote: and interfacing to various hardware Should have stopped there, to see who's having the dirtiest mind. People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day. other missing option: brevity ed welch14-Jan-13 0:23 ed welch 14-Jan-13 0:23  Some licenses are hard to understand and way too long-winded. (That why I like BSD - only takes 5 min to read and understand it) Re: other missing option: brevity Chris Maunder14-Jan-13 8:21 Chris Maunder 14-Jan-13 8:21  If only the law and lawyers practised brevity and clarity too... cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP Missing option Mycroft Holmes13-Jan-13 18:43 Mycroft Holmes 13-Jan-13 18:43  Some of us never release code under licence! Articles on CP don't count, just accept the default. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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