[OKFN - Austria] Open Definition v2.0 Released

Di Okt 7 18:34:25 UTC 2014

ups, mail war eigentlich für die interne liste gedacht. kann also
vernachlässigt werden. ;)

grüße, stefan

On 2014-10-07 19:59, Stefan Kasberger wrote:
> 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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