[Okfn-ca] The Role of Canadian Municipal Open Data: A Multi-city Evaluation | Currie, Liam (MA Thesis)

Tue Sep 3 21:17:30 UTC 2013

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> You don't need open source to have open data.   One the most successful
> open data platforms on the planet is not built with open source software
> (Socrata).  And most of the worlds best open data is stored in a decidedly
> non-open data data store which cannot be easily replaced (Oracle), nor
> should it.

+1 Although I am a proponent of open source software, OS/FLOSS software
cannot be tied to strongly with open data (or open gov). FLOSS software can
enabled some benefits linked to open data, for example better collaboration
around data management and software development. But it is not and should
not be presented as a prerequisite. Many gov agencies are used to work with
some software provider and those agencies and their team should not feel
under attack when open data arrives.

steph

On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 4:58 PM, Peder Jakobsen <pjakobsen at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 2013-09-01, at 7:55 AM, Immanuel Giulea <giulea.immanuel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> I would include the use of Free Libre and Open Source Software because
> open data without the right tools is not completely open data.
>
>
> You don't need open source to have open data.   One the most successful
> open data platforms on the planet is not built with open source software
> (Socrata).  And most of the worlds best open data is stored in a decidedly
> non-open data data store which cannot be easily replaced (Oracle), nor
> should it.
>
> As a subject matter, Open Source software is a very different realm than
> open data, something that people surprisingly get mixed up together and
> lump into one because they share is the word "Open".    It's also something
> that would be difficult to write about with any depth unless you have
> actually worked  in software development;  it's perhaps the only way to
> separate  the hype from reality….and there is a lot of hype to be sure.
>
> I love open data for a thesis, I would just extend it beyond the Canadian
> border, otherwise the subject matter seems too small.
>
> Peder
>
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