S11:E1 - Why ethics and contributor behavior matters in open source (Coraline Ada Ehmke)

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In this episode, we're talking about ethics in open source with Coraline Ada Ehmke, software developer, and creator of the Contributor Covenant, as well as the Hippocratic License. Coraline talks about her coding journey, open source, licenses, and how and why it’s important to create an ethical framework for those licenses.

Show Links

• Code Comments (sponsor)
• IRL (sponsor)
• Mainframe computer
• TRS-80
• Byte (magazine)
• C (programming language)
• The Hippocratic License
• Free software movement
• The Open Source Definition
• Open Source Initiative
• Open Source License
• PHP
• GNU General Public License
• The MIT License
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Contributor Covenant
• MUSH
• Massively multiplayer online role-playing game

Coraline Ada Ehmke

Coraline Ada Ehmke is an international speaker, writer, and developer with over 25 years of experience in software engineering. She was recognized for her work on diversity in open source with a Ruby Hero award in 2016. Coraline is the creator of the Contributor Covenant, the most popular open source code of conduct in the world with over 40,000 adoptions. She is a founding panelist on the Greater than Code podcast. Coraline is co-authoring a book on practicing empathy in software development, and writes and records music in her home studio.