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DEBATE: Should licenses be designed to advance general social goals?

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DEBATE: Should licenses be designed to advance general social goals?
FOSDEM 2020

We have seen several licenses proposed as "open source" that carry some obligation or restriction related to ethics or other social goals. Is this a good direction for FOSS license drafting?

Affirmative position: FOSS licenses should advance social goals

  1. First Affirmative Constructive (1AC) = 7 minutes a. Cross-examination of First Affirmative by Second Negative = 3 minutes
  2. First Negative Constructive (1NC) = 7 minutes a. Cross-examination of First Negative by First Affirmative = 3 minutes
  3. Second Affirmative Constructive (2AC) = 7 minutes a. Cross-examination of Second Affirmative by First Negative = 3 minutes
  4. Second Negative Constructive (2NC) = 7 minutes a. Cross-examination of Second Negative by Second Affirmative = 3 minutes
  5. First Negative Rebuttal (1NR) = 3 minutes
  6. First Affirmative Rebuttal (1AR) = 3 minutes
  7. Second Negative Rebuttal (2NR) = 3 minutes
  8. Second Affirmative Rebuttal (2AR) = 3 minutes

Speakers: John Sullivan Molly de Blanc James Vasile Josh Simmons Dashiell Renaud