I'm also +1 on a strong explicit bulk statement. On 19 July 2015 at 21:58, Benjamin Ooghe-Tabanou <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Herb and everyone, and thanks a lot for the mailing-list notice. > > I seem to have missed the latest updates regarding 1.3 and I'm only > catching up now which I feel a bit guilty about... :/ > > I've been exploring all the latest commits and I'm worried the > successive changes have lost in the way both references to bulk access > (which was indeed moved to 1.2, but then removed as redundant with "as > a whole"), and to machine-readability (which makes me feel like > current 1.3 could make now pdf acceptable for data for instance) > > In exchange we got this final sentence that sounds a bit unclear and > blurred to me : "The work should be provided in the form preferred for > making modifications to it." > > Although I understand we want to go forward a more global > opendefinition than one adressing only data, I feel like it will still > be one of the reference documents for data and should then still have > clear precisions regarding them. > > So with this in mind, I feel like one of the previous formulation of > Art 1.3 in the rewriting process was a lot more clear and adressing > this matter of expliciting specifically for data these two required > features : "Data must be machine-readable and should be provided in > bulk." > (cf this version > > https://github.com/okfn/opendefinition/blob/2766b3fd209799993d5ada55a3e7ac92a5d1115c/source/open-definition-2.1-dev.markdown#13-open-format > ) > > > Benjamin Ooghe-Tabanou > > > On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 8:30 PM, Herb Lainchbury > <[email protected]> wrote: > > After further discussion, consideration and much input from various > people > > in the community I think we're ready to consider the current Open > Definition > > draft 2.1 dev for acceptance. > > > > You can find the current draft 2.1 dev version here: > > > https://github.com/okfn/opendefinition/blob/master/source/open-definition-2.1-dev.markdown > > > > The actual diff can be viewed here: http://git.io/vm6W8 > > (note: this diff includes all changes to the repository so use the "Files > > Changed" tab to see just the changes to the > > "source/open-definition-2.1-dev.markdown" file. > > > > The main discussions centred around the preamble as well as clauses 1.3, > > 2.2.3, 2.2.5 and 2.2.6. > > > > Most of the issues addressed are also documented here: > > > https://github.com/okfn/opendefinition/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=label%3A2.1 > > > > > > Please pay particular attention to 1.3 in your review as that clause was > one > > of the main reasons for this update and we want to ensure it is as good > as > > we can make it. See discussions here and here and here. > > > > An attribution clause has also been added to the definition to recognize > the > > work the definition is based on. > > > > > > Please submit any further comments on the od-discuss list. > > > > Please take this opportunity to raise any final objections to voting on > > final acceptance of this draft. If no objections are received I will > call > > for a vote in approximately one week. > > > > > > Please disseminate this note further as you see fit and if you know of > > another list that we should notify, please let me know. > > > > Thank you, > > Herb Lainchbury > > Chair, Open Definition Advisory Council > > > > ---------- > > > > In summary, the changes from 2.0 to the current 2.1dev are: > > > > Preamble > > > > - reference to OSD changed to wikipedia > > > > - change to summary section to simplify and improve clarity of the term > > **license** > > > > > > 1. > > > > - fixed formatting typo > > > > > > 1.2 > > > > - from shall to must and from preferable to should > > > > > > 1.3 > > > > - from "or" to "and" > > > > - from "processed" to "fully processed" > > > > - removed bulk suggestion - already covered in 1.2 > > > > - added *should* be provided in form preferred for making modifications > to > > it > > > > > > 2. > > > > - added “should be compatible” > > > > - fixed formatting typo > > > > 2.2 > > > > - changed shall to must > > > > 2.2.1 > > > > - added missing comma > > > > 2.2.3 > > > > -The **license** *may* require copies or derivatives of a licensed work > to > > remain under a license the same as or similar to the original. > > > > +The **license** *may* require distributions of the work to remain under > the > > same license or a similar license. > > > > 2.2.5 > > > > -The **license** *may* require modified works to be made available in a > form > > preferred for further modification. > > > > +The **license** *may* require that anyone distributing the work provide > > recipients with access to the preferred form for making modifications. > > > > > > 2.2.6 > > > > -The **license** *may* prohibit distribution of the work in a manner > where > > technical measures impose restrictions on the exercise of otherwise > allowed > > rights. > > > > +The **license** *may* require that distributions of the work remain > free of > > any technical measures that would restrict the exercise of otherwise > allowed > > rights. > > > > > > > > Attribution > > +The Open Definition was initially derived from the Open Source > Definition, > > which in turn was derived from the original Debian Free Software > Guidelines, > > and the Debian Social Contract of which they are a part, which were > created > > by Bruce Perens and the Debian Developers. Bruce later used the same > text in > > creating the Open Source Definition. This definition is substantially > > derivative of those documents and retains their essential principles. > > Richard Stallman was the first to push the ideals of software freedom > which > > we continue. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Herb > > > > _______________________________________________ > > od-discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/od-discuss > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/od-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/>*
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