[OKFN - Austria] Open Definition v2.0 Released

Di Okt 7 17:59:03 UTC 2014

hoi,

ich bin gerade an einer eher bösen Antwort auf die Diskussionen gerade
auf der local liste dran.

Hat irgendwer von euch etwas gewusst, dass die Open Definition
überarbeitet wird?
Bin schön langsam immer mehr frustriert über die Entwicklung die Central
macht und wie solch wichtige Prozesse (Open Definition, CI) in kleinen
Grüppchen ausgearbeitet werden. Gab jetzt so Meldungen wie "wir haben ja
eh seit 2 Jahren auf der Discuss Mailingliste darüber gesprochen"...

Was sagt ihr dazu?

Grüße, Stefan

On 2014-10-07 19:45, Julian Ausserhofer wrote:
> Liebe alle,
>
> die Open Definition der OKFN steht jetzt in einer überarbeiteten
> Version zur Verfügung.
>
> Beste Grüße,
> JA
>
>
> Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 12:28:50 +0100
> From: Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org
> <mailto:rufus.pollock at okfn.org>>
> To: "open-government at lists.okfn.org
> <mailto:open-government at lists.okfn.org>"
> <open-government at lists.okfn.org <mailto:open-government at lists.okfn.org>>
> Subject: [open-government] ANN: Open Definition v2.0 Released - Major
>         Update of Essential Standard for Open Data and Open Content
>
> Hi All,
>
>
> On behalf of the Open Definition Advisory Council I'm delighted to
> announce
> the release of the Open Definition v2.0 (see below). With the growing
> number of government open licenses having a "standard" to check them
> against to ensure both compatibility and quality is every more important.
>
>
> Please do share this announce with relevant communities and organizations!
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Rufus Pollock
>
>
> *ANN: Open Definition v2.0 Released - Major Update of Essential Standard
> for Open Data and Open Content*
>
>
>
> *Also 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/
> <http://blog.okfn.org/2014/10/07/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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