[foundation-board] Fwd: CKAN (Open Knowledge Foundation) / Scraperwiki MOU

Thu Mar 31 11:35:28 UTC 2011

HI All,

I have been conversing with Scraperwiki over the last few weeks since
seeing them in Liverpool about a CKAN (OKF) - Scraperwiki partnership.
Outlined below is a draft agreement based on the latest conversation
(this morning). Any thoughts?

Going forward when we have a PSC in place for CKAN I assume it would
also go there and then announced to the wider community ...

Rufus

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Aidan Mcguire <aidan at scraperwiki.com>
Date: 31 March 2011 11:49
Subject: CKAN (Open Knowledge Foundation) / Scraperwiki MOU
To: Francis Irving <francis at scraperwiki.com>, rufus.pollock at okfn.org

The following is a potential Agreement

ScraperWiki and CKAN (Open Knowledge Foundation) will enter into a
Memorandum of Understanding to best use scarce resources and to
leverage as much as possible their joint operations.

Specifically they will seek to do the following

Converge on a shared platform (Example SW -= adopt CKAN Web user
Interface / Catalogue Features
CKAN to adop S/W at ETL system / Views

Enter into a binding MOU
The MOU to have clauses to enable fair exit under agreed condition (TBD)
The MOU to recognise the investment in the platform and to include a
mechanism to recover that investment (perhaps with graduated payments
over time)
the MOU to incl Cross Code Licensing (specifics to be agreed()
Each party free to brand separately

Agreed - Next Step
Francis to indicate is this a suitable model
If yes actions

Each to promote the other at events
Rufus / James to trial ScraperWiki for data.gov.uk
Aine/Aidan to sell CKAN as part of ScraperWiki Offer
Rufus/Francis/Julian to agree a broad roadmap and actions to integrate
Put live current integration