Ok, looks like the issue is being well addressed. I was a bit concerned it was slipping under the radar. Once we get some formal pointers we can direct people to it will be handy.
Thanks, Tim Bowden On Wed, 2007-03-28 at 10:34 -0400, Chris Holmes wrote: > >> Do we need something like OSI approved licenses for geodata? > > There are at least 2 parallel efforts to establish an equivalent > > definition at the same level as "OSI compliance" for open data: > > http://www.opendefinition.org/ > > http://www.freedomdefined.org/ > > Creative Commons also has a FAQ about applying their licenses to data: > > http://sciencecommons.org/resources/faq/databases.html > > My meeting with them got rescheduled to this Friday. They're planning > on updating the faq soon, so I'm going to ask them lots of geodata > questions and hopefully they'll incorporate some of that in to the new > faq. I have a few questions to ask, but if anyone has specific > questions or use cases, feel free to forward to me. > > Chris > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss