By the early 2000s, the hacker ethic as it was widely understood only reflected half of Edmund Berkeley's vision for the future of computers: open and ubiquitous access. But Berkeley spent his life campaigning for those who build and program computers to accept their larger-than-average share of responsibility to our broader society. He saw this as a necessary counterbalance given the impact of their special skills. Instead, modern-day FOSS hackers embraced an ethical framework based on unrestricted freedom divorced from accountability. This moral indifference toward broader outcomes and social impact doesn’t meet Berkeley’s ethical criteria.

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We’re Building the Torment Nexus

  • Coraline Ada Ehmke

摘要

By the early 2000s, the hacker ethic as it was widely understood only reflected half of Edmund Berkeley's vision for the future of computers: open and ubiquitous access. But Berkeley spent his life campaigning for those who build and program computers to accept their larger-than-average share of responsibility to our broader society. He saw this as a necessary counterbalance given the impact of their special skills. Instead, modern-day FOSS hackers embraced an ethical framework based on unrestricted freedom divorced from accountability. This moral indifference toward broader outcomes and social impact doesn’t meet Berkeley’s ethical criteria.