[od-discuss] Open Knowledge Definition and specific technoloiges

Sun Oct 3 09:52:08 UTC 2010

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All: any thoughts on the question below?

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 5:50 PM,  <editor at fiveminuteargument.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> It would be very useful to know how the OKD applies with regards to
> specific technologies. In particular, condition 4 ("Absence of
> Technological Restriction") mentions that a technology "whose
> specification is publicly and freely available" fulfils that condition. I
> cannot find a list of technologies and whether or not they pass that test;
> Adobe's Flash, for example, would appear to, but I'm not 100% certain that
> it does.
>
> If you're unlikely to ever maintain a list yourselves (e.b. for reasons of
> impartiality), do you know of anyone that does?
>
> Regards,
>
> - Bobby
>
>

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