[ale] Code Of Ethics OS

[Emil P. Man]

Dear Michael,

Thank you for this post. It will help a lot for us to integrate the Open 
Source ideology with the academia world.

Emil

>I recommend reading this article on parallels between Boy Scout and FLOSS 
>ethical principles: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7533
>
>In particular I'm thinking of the 2nd paragraph:
>Schools should teach students ways of living that benefit society as a whole. 
>The most fundamental mission of schools is to teach people to be good 
>citizens and good neighbors--to cooperate with others who need their help 
>[1]. The real way to get happiness is by giving out happiness to other 
>people. To leave this world a little better than you found it [2]. Teaching 
>the students to participate in a community, is a hands-on civics lesson. It 
>also teaches students the role model of public service [1]. Happiness is the 
>result of active work rather than passive enjoyment of pleasure [3]. So, 
>let's teach concepts, not applications ... let's try to teach boys how to use 
>tools to think [4]. The secret of sound education is to get each pupil to 
>learn for himself, instead of instructing him by driving knowledge into him 
>on a stereotyped system [5]. When appropriate, it is necessary to give 
>students real skills, not only "directions for use" [6]. We want to get them 
>all along through cheery self-development from within and not through the 
>imposition of formal instruction from without [7]. The common thread in each 
>project must be the ability of collaboration, to greatly enhance learning 
>opportunities [8]. The boy, while working in co-operation with the others, is 
>responsible for his own separate part of the job [9]. 
>
>These are alternately quotes from Stallman and the founder of the Boy Scouts.   
>There are references at the end that might be helpful.
>
>Michael
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