[od-discuss] Open Definition v2.0 announce out
Timothy Vollmer
tvol at creativecommons.org
Tue Oct 7 15:44:02 UTC 2014
FYI
https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/43812
On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 4:40 AM, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>
wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> The v2.0 announce has gone live as planned. Announce text is below if
> people want to forward and can also be found in "source" form near the top
> of the announce doc
> <https://docs.google.com/a/okfn.org/document/d/1y7rhqLewWv325C-kfq-MEKxfwtCltVdBbNloIN7Jcm8/edit#>
> .
>
> In terms of online post, we have:
>
>
> -
>
> [Herb/Rufus/Susanne] PR + Open Knowledge Blog
> -
>
> [Tim] Creative Commons Blog
> -
>
> [Herb] Government of Canada Blog
> - [Andrew] World Bank Blog
>
>
> Let me know when you've posted and we can tweet etc.
>
> In terms of mailing lists we have a list at the top of the announce doc
> <https://docs.google.com/a/okfn.org/document/d/1y7rhqLewWv325C-kfq-MEKxfwtCltVdBbNloIN7Jcm8/edit#>.
> I'm crossing off the ones I've done so far.
>
> Huge well done to everyone and bigs thanks, especially to Mike and Herb
> who have been the Chairs during this process and who have done an immense
> amount to get us to this point.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rufus
>
>
> Online at:
> http://blog.okfn.org/2014/10/07/open-definition-v2-0-released-major-update-of-essential-standard-for-open-data-and-open-content/
>
>
> *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/>
>
>
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Timothy Vollmer
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