Huh, looks like GODOT’s interface building tools are about to become a lightweight, quick platform for developing non-game apps.

… horrifying.

Reminds me of this initiative: Citizen Zoo Is Rewilding the UK, One Grasshopper at a Time

You make a good point there, it does seem quite ineffectual on closer examination.

I’m still enamoured with the idea that we can take a stance, even on a repo-level (ecological thinking shouldn’t somehow be de-coupled from source code as a default?). What do you think could be more effective on a software/repo/licensing level instead?

I’m not disagreeing with you, at least in terms of FOSS it’s highly problematic.

That said, we have a long way to go before we are even close to reaching any sensible climate goals and with the urgency of the matter I’m inclined to wonder if initiatives like this, messy as they may be, are in fact necessary as part of creating a prevalent feedback loop that supports change (on all levels).

I mean, the fossil fuel industry already has at least one successful example of a green transition being feasible (and if you insist, also profitable).

The current state of software, especially ML fields that are being actively used in all industries, really doesn’t have any stance towards fossil fuels in any real, visible way. Even if this license isn’t exactly a solution, I’d like to see it inspire some more compatible responses.