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    4 hours ago

    Open source software doesn’t, by definition, place restrictions on usage.

    The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a specific field of endeavor.

    Clauses like “you can use this software freely except in specific circumstances” fly against that. Open source licenses usually have very little to say about what the software should be used for, and usually just as an affirmation that you can use the software for whatever you want.