[cfarm-users] Compile Farm acceptable usage

[Segher Boessenkool]

On Thu, Jan 02, 2025 at 12:25:02AM +0100, Gregor Riepl via cfarm-users wrote:
> >We want nothing at all to do with any of it (well, I don't, at least),
> >even if not all of it is directly against the rules, does not violate
> >acceptable use directly: it is just distasteful.
> >
> >The cfarm is supposed to be used for developing (which includes testing
> >etc.) any software that is close enough to open source, anything that
> >benefits user freedom and all that goodness.  It is hard to see how any
> >klepto stuff will fit in with that, even if "technically" it is open
> >source.
> 
> Just to weigh in with a somewhat neutral point of view here:
> 
> I do not think it would be fair or in the interest of the general public to 
> ban cfarm use for specific development purposes even if they are related to 
> blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies and similar fields, insofar as the 
> infrastructure isn't (ab)used to support actual schemes.

We do not.  But we do not feel any obligation to support such things
either.  So the usual "if you do not hurt us (or annoy us too much) we
will not really care" applies.

> IMHO this should be treated similarly to the GPL - there's nothing that 
> would stop someone from, say, building a nuclear weapon based on GPL 
> software, even if that's utterly despicable.[1]
> 
> [1] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#NoMilitary

But that does not mean that cfarm will help a project that does
something like that in any way!


Segher