Hi Geertiebear,

My name is Richard, I created and help maintain CodeTriage. Since you're interested in getting involved with open-source I wanted to share that I've recently joined the Open Source Initiative [OSI](https://opensource.org/) as a member. To tell you more about the organization I wanted to introduce you to a friend of mine who is running for a board seat on OSI, Coraline Ada Ehmke. Coraline is the Creator of Contributor Covenant, Hippocratic License, and the Ethical Source Definition. Take it away Coraline!

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I have been working diligently to start the difficult conversations that we need to have around the ethical use of open-source software. And from the mainstream media to tech industry press (see https://ethicalsource.dev/media/), to conference talks at major open-source conferences like FOSDEM and CopyleftConf, among others, developers are speaking up about the need to start taking ethics in open-source seriously.

With the assistance of a talented team of IP lawyers and in collaboration with the Ethical Source Working Group, I created the Hippocratic License (https://firstdonoharm.dev), an ethical source license that prohibits the use of software in the violation of human rights. Some people are of the opinion that the license violates the "No Discrimination" and "Fields of Endeavor" clauses (5 and 6) of the Open Source Definition (https://opensource.org/osd-annotated), but as I talk about on the license FAQ (https://firstdonoharm.dev/faq.html) I believe that the license does not discriminate; it holds all users to the same human rights standards.

In the FAQ (https://opensource.org/faq#evil) for the Open Source Definition (written in 1998), we find this alarming sentence:


    Can I stop evil people from using my program?
    No. The Open Source Definition specifies that Open Source licenses may not discriminate against persons or groups. Giving everyone freedom means giving evil people freedom, too.


If I am elected to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) board, I will work diligently to change this interpretation of the definition, and to amend the definition to open the way for ethical source licenses. My primary reason for wanting to join the board is to move us forward in ensuring that software freedom is ALWAYS in service of human freedom.

Securing a board seat with the Open Source Initiative, which maintains the Open Source Definition and is the authoritative body for open-source license approval, is a key component of the ethical source movement strategy.

Anyone who joins the OSI before March 1 is eligible to vote. The standard membership fee is only $40 and grants full voting rights. There is also a free student membership tier.

- Registration form: https://opensource.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=1
- Board election details: https://opensource.org/elections
- My candidacy statement: https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Main/OSI+Board+of+Directors/Board+Member+Elections/2020+Individual+and+Affiliate+Elections/Ehmke2020
- Candidacy statement on Twitter that you can retweet if you'd like to help spread the word: https://twitter.com/CoralineAda/status/1229456857317683201


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[Coraline Ada](https://twitter.com/CoralineAda)

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Thank you for all your work in open-source Coraline. I look forward to voting for you for OSI board.