Open Source Ethics

Open Source ethics is split into two strands:

OPEN SOURCE ETHICS AS AN ETHICAL SCHOOL

Although a new sub-field with research on issues of ethics, academics like Charles Ess and David Berry are researching whether ethics can learn anything from an open source approach. Ess famously even defined the AoIR Research Guidelines as an example of open source ethics.

Ph.D. course, “Internet Research Ethics: Foundations, Law and Guidelines, and Cross-cultural Perspectives.” IT-University, Copenhagen, Denmark. Oct. 27-31, 2003. (Course recognized for 4 European Course Transfer System credits: excellent student evaluations)

Graduate course, “Internet Research Ethics,” with Dag Elgesem (University of Bergen) and Chris Mann (Cambridge University). Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (Trondheim, Norway). June 3-6, 2002. See [http://www.hf.ntnu.no/fil/anvendt_etikk/eng/internet_ethics.htm].

Berry (2004) Internet Ethics: Privacy, Ethics and Alienation - An Open Source Approach. (PDF file)

OPEN SOURCE ETHICS AS A PROFESSIONAL BODY OF RULES

This is based principly on the computer ethics school. Interested particularly in the questions of ethics and professionalism in the computer industry in general and software development in particular.

Vinson & Singer (2001) Getting to the Source of Ethical Issues (PDF file)

El-Emam, K (2001). Ethics and Open Source. Empirical Software Engineering 6(4).

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