THE VIDEO SHELF · software licensing humor
Using JSLint For Evil
A three-minute clip in which Douglas Crockford explains why he allowed the JSLint reference implementation to be used for evil. It recounts the license clause and how corporate lawyers reacted.
Why HN readers recommended it
Linked in licensing threads as a short, funny story about the 'no evil' clause and IBM's request for an exception.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- ryantravistate
- Topic
- software licensing humor
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 6
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2013–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
See this 3 minute presentation fragment about the "Do not use JSLint for Evil" license clause: [VIDEO]
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