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Re:Opening up access to GOV.UK Forms: an online form builder by sofixa on Friday October 06, 2023 @08:32AM (#37789876)
I find it really funny that it's published on GitHub with the MIT license, but with a disclaimer it's illegal to use it outside of government websites.

It's great that it's publicly available, like many other public stuff the French Government is doing like https://beta.gouv.fr/ or the tax calculators, but it's still funny.

Re:Opening up access to GOV.UK Forms: an online form builder by Aeolun on Friday October 06, 2023 @08:54AM (#37790149)
That seems unenforcable under a MIT license? Especially outside of France.
Re:Opening up access to GOV.UK Forms: an online form builder by londons_explore on Friday October 06, 2023 @09:12AM (#37790322)
Governments can write laws to do whatever they like... And they have police to enforce stuff however they like.
Re:Opening up access to GOV.UK Forms: an online form builder by als0 on Friday October 06, 2023 @09:43AM (#37790696)
How can French police enforce things outside of France?
Re:Opening up access to GOV.UK Forms: an online form builder by ceejayoz on Friday October 06, 2023 @09:49AM (#37790771)
Extradition, cooperation with other EU nations...

Or they just blow up your boat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_Rainbow_Warrior

Re:Opening up access to GOV.UK Forms: an online form builder by Halvedat on Friday October 06, 2023 @02:14PM (#37794153)
The same way anyone enforces things outside of their borders, through force.
Re:Opening up access to GOV.UK Forms: an online form builder by debugnik on Friday October 06, 2023 @10:51AM (#37791558)
The conditions in the disclaimer only apply to the French government. Translated with Firefox (which apparently still makes some typos):

> Conditions for the use of the Components by the Other Users

> All Other Users are allowed to use the source code according to the terms of the MIT license.

> Other Users are expressly reminded that any use of the Components outside the limits referred to herein or for the purpose of diverting them and otherwise appropriateing the State Mark is punishable by civil and/or criminal sanctions.

Re:Opening up access to GOV.UK Forms: an online form builder by sofixa on Friday October 06, 2023 @04:46PM (#37796186)
> Prohibited Use Outside Government Websites

It explicitly states it's forbidden to be used by private actors.

Re:Opening up access to GOV.UK Forms: an online form builder by debugnik on Friday October 06, 2023 @07:04PM (#37797434)
Oh, right, on the readme! That's so weird, because it kinda contradicts the "general conditions for use of the status design system" document. I guess they mean the source code is ok to use but you must alter the design first? The UK's doesn't have such a dumb limitation.
Re:Opening up access to GOV.UK Forms: an online form builder by wizzwizz4 on Saturday October 07, 2023 @01:51PM (#37803897)
Makes sense to me: MIT doesn't give a trademark / design mark license.