[od-discuss] Open Format definition in new Open Data Handbook conflicts with proposed Open Format in Open Definition 2.1

Mike Linksvayer ml at gondwanaland.com
Fri May 15 20:24:25 UTC 2015


On 05/14/2015 05:59 AM, Andrew Rens wrote:
> This history shows that the definition suggested in the Open Definition
> 2.1 is to be preferred to that in the current edition of the Open Data
> Handbook, the Open Data Handbook can be updated to reflect the
> definition of open format in the Open Definition 2.1
>
> Of  course the proposed definition of open format in the Open Definition
> may be improved but the objective should be to improve it as a
> description of what the format permits rather than institutions,
> processes  which endorse the format has undergone.

Agreed, submitted request to reflect 
https://github.com/okfn/opendatahandbook/pull/113

Mike



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