[okfn-discuss] Is the Open Directory Project open?

Wed Aug 29 18:59:53 UTC 2007

Jonathan wrote:
> I was recently wondering whether or not the license for the Open
> Directory Project (also known as DMOZ) is conformant with the Open
> Knowledge Definition.
> 
> The license is here:
> 
>   http://www.dmoz.org/license.html
> 
> What do people reckon?

No.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Directory_Project#License_and_requirements

And FWIW the main software that runs the service isn't free either.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Directory_Project#Software

But still it was a pioneering open content-esque project.