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Open Source and Free Software Considered Harmful — marisa's "blog"
(It's best to read this blog post after reading Steve Klabnik's The culture war at the heart of open source and What comes after “open so...

Coraline Ada Ehmke: The Rising Ethical Storm in Open Source
In the twenty years since the term “open source” was coined by Christine Peterson, our community has grown astronomically, all the while learning from its successes and failures. A lot has changed for open source developers in the past two decades. But the political and technological landscape has also changed.
The social contract of open source
Even though I gave a keynote [https://youtu.be/tzFWz5fiVKU?t=48m55s]with an accompanying blog post [https://snarky.ca/setting-expectations-for-open-source-participation/] all about setting expectations for open source participation, I felt it was time to do another blog post to directly address the issue of
Response to Alex Kings Blog Post: Open Source Motivations
My response and disagreement with Alex Kings blog post entitled "Open Source Motivations" about how he feels about contributing Plugins to WordPress.org

Is Your Open Source Code Leading to Human Rights Violations? | Built In
The Ethical Source movement is questioning the central assumptions of open source culture.

Ethical Source: Open Source, Evolved.
The Organization for Ethical Source is a global, multidisciplinary community devoted to centering justice, equity, and human rights in the practice of open source.

Ethical Source: Open Source, Evolved.
The Organization for Ethical Source is a global, multidisciplinary community devoted to centering justice, equity, and human rights in the practice of open source.

Holding Platforms Accountable Is Not Enough. We Need A ‘Compass’ For Social Technologies
This is the first series in the 21-22 Perspectives on Public Purpose blog.

Licenses – Open Source Initiative
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What We Believe
The Organization for Ethical Source is a global, multidisciplinary community devoted to centering justice, equity, and human rights in the practice of open source.

My FOSS Story - Andrew Gallant's Blog
I’d like to break from my normal tradition of focusing almost strictly on technical content and share a bit of my own personal relationship with Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). While everyone is different, my hope is that sharing my perspective will help build understanding, empathy and trust.
Why open source: 25 reasons to embrace it | Ben Balter
Open source isn't a fad. Here are twenty-five economic, moral, and personal reasons your organization should embrace it.

