Ethical Informatics (EN) — Mini-HOWTO v1.2 (11142026)

Version 1.2 · English edition · 11/14/2026 · Original text: Marco Costanzo, 2002 · GNU GPL v2+

Ethical Informatics Mini-HOWTO

An introduction to free software and computer literacy

Editorial note: this is the English edition of the Informatica Etica Mini-HOWTO by Marco Costanzo, first published in 2002. The text has been translated, corrected and split into chapters. Some references date from that period and may no longer be online or current.

Contents

1. 1. What is meant by ethical informatics
2. 2. Why this document
3. 3. About this document
4. 4. The rebellion against digital slavery
5. 5. The path
6. 6. Live resources
7. 7. Checklist: E-ECDL ethics
8. Glossary