[@OKFNau] BudgetAus going open source

Wed Mar 5 04:17:05 UTC 2014

Thanks for the views and links guys. It is really helpful to know what other people think. 

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From: elliott at elliottbledsoe.com
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 10:50:02 +1100
To: okfn-au at lists.okfn.org
Subject: Re: [@OKFNau] BudgetAus going open source

hi rosie

congratulations on the decision to open source budgetaus. just wanted to pitch in a reinforce that creative commons is not recommended for licensing software. cc provide an faq on why they do not recommend their licences for such purposes, http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Can_I_apply_a_Creative_Commons_license_to_software.3F

that said, cc may be appropriate for other copyrighted elements or for documentation.

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On 4 March 2014 19:15, Ryan Cross <ryanecross at gmail.com> wrote:

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.

thanksRosie
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