Re: [scikit-learn] climate friendly software licence

2020-06-30 Thread Sole Galli via scikit-learn
Hi Olivier, Gabriel, and further team, Thank you so much for your views. I understand enforcement is an issue. And I don't have yet an answer on if and how the license could be enforced. I also think that this is a second step. First would be making the use of the software illegal. This would

Re: [scikit-learn] climate friendly software licence

2020-06-29 Thread Olivier Grisel
Hi Sole, I personally support climate change actions very much and I am convinced climate change is the number 1 challenge of our time. In an attempt to act in a consistent way with that belief, I declined several times to keynote at conferences either organized by the fossil fuel industry or to c

Re: [scikit-learn] climate friendly software licence

2020-06-29 Thread Gael Varoquaux
Hi Sole, I personally believe that global warming is the most important threat to our well-being, together with the rise of fascism. However, legal matters are seldom easy (IANAL). It is unclear that those licenses are enforceable. See for instance the discussion from Bruce Perens, who has a huge