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Ethical License for Open Source Projects #96

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The Hippocratic License - An Ethical License for Open Source Projects

An Ethical Source license that specifically prohibits the use of software to violate universal standards of human rights, and embodying the principles of Ethical Source Software.

The Ethical Source Principles

The practice of Ethical Source is informed by these seven principles:

  1. Our work benefits the commons. We grant permission to modify, create derivative works, use and reuse it, in the spirit of openness and bounded by ethical constraints.
  2. Our work is done in the open. We make our source publicly available, develop and maintain it in public view, and welcome public contributions.
  3. Our community strives to be welcoming and just. We practice transparent and just governance, and we consistently and fairly enforce a comprehensive code of conduct that codifies our values.
  4. Our work respects accessibility as a human right. We ensure that the full value of our work is available to everyone, regardless of ability.
  5. Our work prioritizes the safety of people. We design safeguards to minimize the risk of abuse or harm to others through its use or misuse.
  6. Our work protects privacy. It stores as little personal data as necessary and incorporates reasonable security measures for its protection. All personal data it collects can be deleted on request, and all such data can be delivered to its originator in an open and human-readable format.
  7. Our work deserves support. We believe in the dignity of our work. When it is used for commercial gain, we rightfully expect those who profit from it to contribute back to its source and support our community in other tangible ways. We measure success in adhering to these principles through our impact rather than our intentions.

Do No Harm License - A license for developers who write open source code to make the world a better place

As developers we can no longer close our eyes to the fact that open source code is being used by individuals and organizations to the detriment of our society.

The Do No Harm License is for developers that agree in general with the principles of open source software, but are uncomfortable with their software being used as part of efforts to destroy lives, our environment and our future.

In short, developers who use this license want their code to contribute to a just world for all.

This license is based on the BSD 3-clause license, but with specific exclusions for using licensed code to promote or profit from:

BSD 3-Clause License

  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
  3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

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