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hueving on Nov 28, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Three Software Freedoms

IIRC IBM got an exception from the author to use it for evil.

zyx321 on Nov 28, 2016 [–]

"IBM, its customers, partners, and minions."

Which reveals what a farce the 'no evil' clause is, since IBM has in the past sold typewriters to the Nazis, and probably has no qualms to do business with more modern evils either.

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