J* E* C* N* U* N* S* ›› 2025, Vol. 2025 ›› Issue (5): 202-208.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-5641.2025.05.019

• Ethics, Laws, and Security in Open Source and AI • Previous Articles    

Historical transformations and future prospects of open source ethics

Biaowei ZHUANG1(), Runtao LIU2,*()   

  1. 1. Chance Foundation, Chongqing　401331, China
    2. Law School, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai　201620, China
  • Received:2024-12-25 Accepted:2025-07-29 Online:2025-09-25 Published:2025-09-25
  • Contact: Runtao LIU E-mail:zbw@chancefoundation.org.cn;liurt@suibe.edu.cn

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Abstract:

Open source ethics are unique and are the moral code and values that the open-source ecosystem should follow. Through the evaluation of open-source socialization behaviors, open-source classic texts, and typical cases, three stages of ethical evolution are observed in open source: the “elite ethics” phase driven by early hackers; the “commercial ethics” phase marked by growing corporate involvement; and the current “external ethics” phase shaped by social responsibility, privacy concerns, and geopolitical issues. The integration of China’s open-source technology and traditional culture has driven open source ethics into a new phase of development.

Key words: open source ethics, elite ethics, commercial ethics, external ethics

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