[okfn-discuss] Open Data Commons Database licence (draft) now out

[Jordan Hatcher's lists]

Thanks for adding it to the guide.

Is this a 'formal ruling' that it is an open licence? If not, could I  
try to spark a discussion on whether it meets the OKFN's definition?

Thanks!

~Jordan


On 25 Sep 2007, at 02:57, Jonathan wrote:

> Thanks for the links Jordan!
>
> This looks really interesting.
>
> I've blogged it here:
>
>  http://blog.okfn.org/2007/09/25/open-database-license/
>
> I've also added a brief entry for the license(s) in our Guide to  
> Open Data Licensing:
>
>  http://www.okfn.org/wiki/OpenDataLicensing
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Jonathan
>
>
> Jordan Hatcher's lists wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> I would like to announce the draft Open Data Commons Database   
>> licence.  This is the new name, face, and text of the Talis  
>> Community  Licence update that I mentioned in an earlier email.
>>
>> The blog post announcing its release is here:
>> http://www.opencontentlawyer.com/2007/09/24/open-data-commons- 
>> licence- now-out/
>>
>> The homepage on my site for information related to the licence is  
>> here:
>> http://www.opencontentlawyer.com/open-data/">Open Data Home
>>
>> The draft text of the licence itself is located here:
>> http://www.opencontentlawyer.com/open-data/open-database-licence/
>>
>> Because we separated out the Data from the Database in the  
>> licensing,  a supplemental BSD/MIT style licence for the data,  
>> intended for  factual information rather than other "contents of  
>> databases" is here:
>> http://www.opencontentlawyer.com/open-data/open-data-commons- 
>> factual- info-licence/
>>
>> Finally, though I suspect that we will have a lot to talk about  
>> on  this list, I've set up a discuss list specifically for the  
>> licence here:
>> http://lists.opencontentlawyer.com/listinfo.cgi/tcl-discuss-  
>> opencontentlawyer.com
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> ~Jordan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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