Abstract
This article discusses the ethical aspects of open-source software. It focuses on a discussion around open-source ethical licenses, in particular the Hippocratic License, that are being used instead of the usual licenses to restrict the use of source code to only ethical applications e.g. not for military or human rights abusive uses. It discusses the Open Source Initiative and their viewpoint on the new licenses, including pros, such as the freedom for programmers to be in control of the ethical implications of their work and software development, and cons, such as what is ethical changes over time and from person to person, and how enforcement of the licenses would be handled. Also touched on is the concept of ownership of work created for open-source by employees in relation to who owns the code, the company or the developer, and who is in control of what it can be used for.
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