Open Minds Podcast: Coraline Ada Ehmke on Ethical Source

Eric Steuer

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On today’s episode,Sarah Pearson, CC’s Senior Counsel, talks toCoraline Ada Ehmkeabout her work at the intersection of open source and social good.

Coraline Ada Ehmke(CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ehmke是一名开发者、作家、演说家、音乐家和活动家。She’s the creator ofContributor Covenant, a code of conduct used by more than 100,000 open source projects and communities.

She describes herself as a “big-time open source troublemaker” and opposes the idea that open source software should be available to anyone for any purpose. Her view stands in contrast to what is known as theOpen Source Definition, which says that open source licenses can not limit who may use a program—even if they areevil.

In response, Ehmke created theHippocratic License, which prohibits software from being used in projects that violate human rights. She’s also behind theOrganization for Ethical Source, an initiative that aims to ensure that the work of open source developers is being used for social good.

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