On 7 October 2014 14:37, Friedrich Lindenberg <[email protected] > wrote:
> Hey Rufus, > > congratulations on the update. As was just discussed on IRC, I think the > definition of “open formats” merits some explanation, as it seems to be > broad enough to encompass virtually any file format: "Specifically, data > should be machine-readable, available in bulk, and provided in an open > format or, at the very least, can be processed with at least one > free/libre/open-source software tool.” > > I can’t think of any file format where a broken parser doesn’t exist in a > GitHub repo somewhere - including old favourites like Word and Excel. > Therefore, this definition seems of no practical value to me as a layperson. > Good point. I'm going to forward this to the od-discuss list. I guess the suggested change here (for a possible v2.0.1) is the deletion of the "or, .... free/libre/open-source software tool" > Would it be worth elaborating on this in a blog post? Or do you have a > specific ML thread people should read wrt. to this? > We will need to be a bit of digging through the archive. I think this was in there relatively early and never got removed. The logic I think was trying to concretize the key point here - that people could get access to this data easily and freely. (Getting into a formal definition of open standards can be complex - e.g. there's https://fsfe.org/activities/os/def.html - e.g. does CSV comply with item 4, what's the status of geojson etc) Rufus > Best regards, > > - Friedrich > > > > On 07 Oct 2014, at 13:28, Rufus Pollock <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > Here's the announce for the Open Definition v2.0. It is also posted on the > blog at: > > > http://blog.okfn.org/2014/10/07/open-definition-v2-0-released-major-update-of-essential-standard-for-open-data-and-open-content/ > > Please do share this announce with relevant communities and organizations! > > Regards, > > Rufus > > *ANN: Open Definition v2.0 Released - Major Update of Essential Standard > for Open Data and Open Content* > > Today Open Knowledge and the Open Definition Advisory Council are pleased > to announce the release of version 2.0 of the Open Definition > <http://opendefinition.org/>. The Definition “sets out principles that > define openness in relation to data and content” and plays a key role in > supporting the growing open data ecosystem <http://okfn.org/opendata/>. > > Recent years have seen an explosion in the release of open data by dozens > of governments including the G8. Recent estimates by McKinsey put the > potential benefits of open data at over $1 trillion and others estimates > put benefits at more than 1% of global GDP. > > However, these benefits are at significant risk both from quality problems > such as “open-washing” (non-open data being passed off as open) and from > fragmentation of the open data ecosystem due to incompatibility between the > growing number of “open” licenses. > > The Open Definition <http://opendefinition.org/> eliminates these risks > and ensures we realize the full benefits of open by guaranteeing quality > and preventing incompatibility. See this recent post for more about why > the Open Definition is so important > <http://blog.okfn.org/2014/09/30/why-the-open-definition-matters-for-open-data-quality-compatibility-and-simplicity/> > . > > Created in 2005, this new version of the Open Definition > <http://opendefinition.org/> is the most significant revision in the > Definition’s nearly ten-year history and reflects more than a year of > discussion and consultation with the community including input from experts > involved in open data, open access, open culture, open education, open > government, and open source. As well as major revisions to the text there > is a new process for reviewing licenses which has been trialled with major > governments including the UK. > > The Open Definition was published in 2005 by Open Knowledge and is > maintained today by an expert Advisory Council. This new version of the Open > Definition <http://opendefinition.org/> is the most significant revision > in the Definition’s nearly ten-year history. > > It reflects more than a year of discussion and consultation with the > community including input from experts involved in open data, open access, > open culture, open education, open government, and open source. Whilst > there are no changes to the core principles, the Definition has been > completely reworked with a new structure and revised text as well as a new > process for reviewing licenses (which has been trialled with governments > including the UK). > > Herb Lainchbury, Chair of the Open Definition Advisory Council > <http://opendefinition.org/advisory-council/>, said: > > ‘The Open Definition describes the principles that define “openness” in > relation to data and content, and is used to assess whether a particular > licence meets that standard. A key goal of this new version is to make it > easier to assess whether the growing number of open licenses actually make > the grade. The more we can increase everyone’s confidence in their use of > open works, the more they will be able to focus on creating value with > open works.’ > > Rufus Pollock, President and Founder of Open Knowledge > <http://www.okfn.org/> said: > > ‘Since we created the Open Definition <http://opendefinition.org/> in > 2005 it has played a key role in the growing open data and open content > communities. It acts as the ‘gold standard’ for open data and content > guaranteeing quality and preventing incompatibility. As a standard, the > Open Definition plays a key role in underpinning the ‘open knowledge > economy’ with a potential value that runs into the hundreds of billions - > or even trillions - worldwide.’ > > What’s New > In process for more than a year, the new version was collaboratively > <https://github.com/okfn/opendefinition> and openly > <https://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/od-discuss/> developed > <https://github.com/okfn/opendefinition> with input from e > <https://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/od-discuss/>xperts involved in open > access, open culture, open data, open education, open government, open > source and wiki communities. The new version of the definition: > > > - Has a complete rewrite of the core principles - preserving their > meaning but using simpler language and clarifying key aspects. > - Introduces a clear separation of the definition of an open license > from an open work (with the latter depending on the former). This not only > simplifies the conceptual structure but provides a proper definition of > open license and makes it easier to “self-assess” licenses for conformance > with the Open Definition. > - The definition of an Open Work <http://opendefinition.org/od/> > within the Open Definition is now a set of three key principles: > - Open License: The work must be available under an open license (as > defined in the following section but this includes freedom to use, build > on, modify and share). > - Access: The work shall be available as a whole and at no more > than a reasonable one-time reproduction cost, preferably downloadable > via > the Internet without charge > - Open Format: The work must be provided in a convenient and > modifiable form such that there are no unnecessary technological > obstacles > to the performance of the licensed rights. Specifically, data should be > machine-readable, available in bulk, and provided in an open format or, > at > the very least, can be processed with at least one > free/libre/open-source > software tool. > - Includes improved license approval process to make it easier for > license creators to check conformance of their license with the Open > Definition and to encourage reuse of existing open licenses (rrareuse and > outlines the process for submitting a license so that it can be checked for > conformance against the Open Definition. > > > More Information > > - For more information about the Open Definition including the updated > version visit: http://opendefinition.org/ > - For background on why the Open Definition matters, read the recent > article > ‘Why the Open Definition Matters’ > > <http://blog.okfn.org/2014/09/30/why-the-open-definition-matters-for-open-data-quality-compatibility-and-simplicity/> > > _______________________________________________ > okfn-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss > Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > okfn-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss > Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss > > -- *Rufus PollockFounder and President | skype: rufuspollock | @rufuspollock <https://twitter.com/rufuspollock>Open Knowledge <http://okfn.org/> - see how data can change the world**http://okfn.org/ <http://okfn.org/> | @okfn <http://twitter.com/OKFN> | Open Knowledge on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/OKFNetwork> | Blog <http://blog.okfn.org/>* The Open Knowledge Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation. 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