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I was curious if "NOT WELCOME" meant "not legally allowed", so I went to the license page. Turns out it's a modified Apache license that prohibits certain entities from using the software, but not supporters of certain political parties; instead, it prohibits the use by governments of various nations:

https://sql-workbench.eu/manual/license.html#license-restric...

Note that this means the software isn't open source, and can't be linked with GPL code.

Centrino · 10h ago

What strikes me is that even the center-right CDU and CSU from Germany are viewed as despicable by the author.

renegat0x0 · 10h ago

Do you want to flag this topic?

bigyabai · 10h ago

(but also not legally forbidden)

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