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# 1st Rank

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In the **1st Rank of Open Source Dharma** a dharma-related project will have [opened up some of their teaching contents](/master/standards/open-content.md), releasing them under an **open license** as **free cultural works**. 

In addition they will have a publicly posted, [transparent account of how they approach ethics &/or morality](/master/standards/transparent-ethics.md) in their project. That would include a **statement of ethics**, **clearly described** **ethical protocols**, and **an open channel** to report ethical breakdowns. 

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[Open Source Sanghas](/master/sanghas/sanghas.md)
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