Comment by kelnos
2 hours ago
> If you're preventing the military from doing some action because you disagree with it, that makes you an adversary.
No, it doesn't. The military doesn't have a right to force product requirements and terms of use on companies they contract with.
If they don't like the contract terms, they can simply not sign a contract and not do business with a company. Trying to get them designated a supply-chain risk is just political retribution.
>If they don't like the contract terms, they can simply not sign a contract and not do business with a company.
How is that not what they're saying here by banning it in the supply chain?
How else do you prevent any dod purchases or contracts from 'having contact' with a software you don't trust?
To be credible, you need to address the point that this prevents subcontractors from using it to code.