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> but we should impose a moral standard in lieu of a legal one

I agree with you, but these moral obligations tend to get enshrined in law eventually (or quickly! See Covid)



They're gonna get enshrined into law eventually one way or the other. If we do it ourselves and we're effective at limiting the damage we cause we'll be able to maintain control over our own processes. If we don't it will be taken out of our hands.


> If we don't it will be taken out of our hands.

Which will take the code out of theirs. Disincentivize sharing, and sharing goes away.


> Disincentivize sharing, and sharing goes away.

And existing proprietary software companies will rejoice, as the barrier to entry in the software market will again be very high.




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