[okfn-discuss] Fwd: [Autonomo.us] Dmoz

[Mike Linksvayer]

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 7:52 AM, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
> In my view http://dmoz.org/ does indeed meet the OSSD:

What about the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmoz#Software ???

> a) Data is available (via web and in bulk)
> b) Has a license [1] which allows for free use, reuse and
> redistribution though, as you point out, subject to a relatively
> 'arduous' attribution requirement. However I don't think the
> attribution requirement is such as to render it non-open (I think the
> test here would be: does this hinder use -- or reuse -- in any
> significant way and here, IMO, the clear answer is no).
>
> [1]: http://www.dmoz.org/license.html

Clause 4, Errors and Changes, makes the data non-free
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmoz#License_and_requirements

Dmoz was a very important early open content pioneer, but I'm afraid
it does not run on free software, does not make its non-free source
available, and its data license has problems.  So it is non-OSSD
compliant all around.

I'd be happy to be completely wrong on this,
Mike

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