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... or through inaction allow humans to be harmed?

Posted by: Anonymous Coward on August 15, 2006 12:08 AM
It doesn't prevent military use; it prevents offensive military use.

It would be perfectly acceptable to fire anti-missile weapons using this software. In fact, anti-missile weapons with this software built-in _must_ be fired when humans are attacked, according to the license.

Cast in that light, I wonder whether it really does contravene the OSD. It doesn't prevent the military using the software.

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