[@OKFNau] BudgetAus going open source

Tue Mar 4 08:15:33 UTC 2014

here are some additional resources depending on how much you want to
understand your decision.

http://opensource.com/law/13/1/which-open-source-software-license-should-i-use
http://www.billthelizard.com/2012/05/which-open-source-license.html  <-
useful and humerous
http://blog.codinghorror.com/pick-a-license-any-license/
http://notesfromheck.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/which-open-source-license-should-you-choose/
<-
practical flow chart

On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 7:09 PM, Ryan Cross <ryanecross at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Rosie,
>
> I see someone has already pointed you to http://choosealicense.com/
>
> I think you should consider 2 licenses. You need one for the code, and
> likely a different one for the data. Unless you decide to release all of it
> under the public domain.
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 8:17 AM, Rosie Williams <budgetaus at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've made a decision to open source the BudgetAus code (and data). I'd
>> like feedback about which licence to use and the pros and cons of different
>> licences or any other advice people have.
>>
>> If you wish, comments can go onto the forum at
>> http://infoaus.net/forum/discussion/11/federal-budget#Item_7 if you want
>> other people interested in budget transparency to read them.
>>
>> thanks
>> Rosie
>>
>> Rosie Williams BA (Sociology)
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