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Do No Harm software license - A licence for using software for good
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"burning of forests" #66

Closed willow385 closed 1 year ago

willow385 commented 4 years ago

Overview

The license forbids the use of software for "the burning of forests". But what about controlled burning, which is used to maintain the health of ecosystems?

Proposed Resolution

Change the "burning of forests" line to say something like "burning of forests, except for controlled burning where required to maintain the health of an ecosystem or mitigate danger".

tommaitland commented 1 year ago

In an update I've just published, we've reworded this to: the destruction of habitats for threatened or endangered species, including through deforestation or burning of forests.

This should resolve this concern and allow for burning where required to a maintain the health of an ecosystem.