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Re:Why your next project should be public domain by Flimm on Thursday July 11, 2013 @08:30AM (#6025614)
If you do choose to license your code under such a license, it would not be considered open source (according to the OSI) or free software (according to the FSF). Here's the relevant part of the Open Source Definition:

> The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the program from being used in a business, or from being used for genetic research.

Re:Why your next project should be public domain by mordae on Thursday July 11, 2013 @09:29AM (#6025871)
Or from being used by your usual evil scientist.