[ckan-dev] CKAN info

Wed Jul 18 09:37:43 UTC 2012

On 18 July 2012 10:27, Mark Wainwright <mark.wainwright at okfn.org> wrote:

> Hi Bert,
>
> > I have now: (technical format for displaying it on the lod2stack
> overview)
> >     <owl:NamedIndividual rdf:about="&localhost;CKAN">
>
> Not sure what this bit means but I assume it's ok ...
>
> >         <tool_description>CKAN is a registry or catalogue system for
> > datasets or other "knowledge" resources. CKAN aims to make it
> easy
> > to find, share and reuse open content and data, especially in ways that
> are
> > machine automatable.</tool_description>
>
> The first sentence of this description is a bit out of date. I suggest:
>
> <tool_description>CKAN is a system for storing, cataloguing and
> visualising data or other "knowledge" resources. CKAN aims
> to make it easy to find, share and re-use open content and data,
> especially in ways that are machine automatable.</tool_description>
>
> > I need url license and contact details.
>

is the the license for ckan code?

the code is AGPL 3+ please see
https://github.com/okfn/ckan/blob/master/LICENSE.txt

> URL: http://ckan.org
> Licence: CC BY 3.0
> Contact: info at ckan.org
>
> > Eventually, some acknowledgements to the software components that are
> > embedded in the software.
> > The last is I believe the right way for open-source software: namely the
> > acknowledge in your high level description about the work you reuse.
> > It also aids to trace some license issues if the software is going to be
> > used in a commercial setting.
>
> I don't know much about this - cc'ing to the dev list, where perhaps
> someone can shed some light on what components should be mentioned.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
>
> On 18 July 2012 09:25, Bert Van Nuffelen <bert.van.nuffelen at tenforce.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi Darwin and Mark,
> >
> > can you provide me info about CKAN? For the LOD2 stack.
> >
> > I have now: (technical format for displaying it on the lod2stack
> overview)
> >     <owl:NamedIndividual rdf:about="&localhost;CKAN">
> >         <rdf:type rdf:resource="&lod2;Tool"/>
> >         <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">CKAN</rdfs:label>
> >         <tool_description>CKAN is a registry or catalogue system for
> > datasets or other "knowledge" resources. CKAN aims to make it
> easy
> > to find, share and reuse open content and data, especially in ways that
> are
> > machine automatable.</tool_description>
> >         <contributed_by_partner rdf:resource="&Partner;okfn"/>
> >     </owl:NamedIndividual>
> >
> > I need url license and contact details.
> > Eventually, some acknowledgements to the software components that are
> > embedded in the software.
> > The last is I believe the right way for open-source software: namely the
> > acknowledge in your high level description about the work you reuse.
> > It also aids to trace some license issues if the software is going to be
> > used in a commercial setting.
> >
> > kind regards,
> >
> > Bert
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bert Van Nuffelen
> >
> > Semantic Technologies Software Architect at TenForce
> > www.tenforce.be
> >
> > Bert.Van.Nuffelen at tenforce.com
> > Office: +32 (0)16 31 48 60
> > Mobile:+32 479 06 24 26
> > skype: bert.van.nuffelen
>
>
>
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