Author: Dirk Riehle

  • Getting Started With Inner Source

    Getting Started With Inner Source

    I received several requests recently for my inner source charter document to provide it in DOC format, after I thought this work had fallen dormant (or perhaps the PDF version was sufficient). So I wanted to add my thoughts on how to take first steps in inner source, in particular in the selection of a…

  • The Footbridge From Ghost in the Shell

    The Footbridge From Ghost in the Shell

    These photos are of the iconic (and rather ugly) circular footbridge in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. This location (and many others in Hong Kong) were the set for scenes from the Hollywood movie Ghost in the Shell, an adaptation of the classic Ghost in the Shell anime franchise. The footbridge was the backdrop for a…

  • The Argument For a Moral Machine in Autonomous Driving

    The Argument For a Moral Machine in Autonomous Driving

    I have a strong aversion against letting people drag their feet from being responsible for their actions. I feel particularly strongly about this when delegating work to machines, which are not able to act using an appropriate moral value system. Starting a car and letting an autonomous driving unit take over is one such example:…

  • The Argument Against a Moral Machine in Autonomous Driving

    The Argument Against a Moral Machine in Autonomous Driving

    Ever since autonomous driving became a hot topic, I’ve tried to sell to our automotive industry partners the idea of a project to build a moral machine in autonomous driving. My definition of a moral machine (there are others) is: A moral machine (for autonomous driving) is a machine that encodes the driver’s moral value…

  • ACM Hypertext 2019 in Hof, Germany

    ACM Hypertext 2019 in Hof, Germany

    The ACM Hypertext 2019 conference will take place in Hof, Germany, on September 17-20, 2019. Here is the conference’s scope in its own words: The ACM Hypertext conference is a premium venue for high quality peer-reviewed research on hypertext theory, systems and applications. It is concerned with all aspects of modern hypertext research including social…

  • Comments on the State of Open Source in Germany (in German)

    A German trade magazine for IT professionals just published an article on the state of open source (in German). Yours truly and many others are featured in there, commenting (or lamenting) on how Germany needs to catch-up on open source, a propellant of digitalization, as the author notes.