[okfn-discuss] Open Definition 2.0?

Everton Zanella Alvarenga tom at okfn.org.br
Mon Oct 6 23:09:24 UTC 2014


P. S. is there any relevant change that we should all be aware of or just
details?

2014-10-06 20:07 GMT-03:00 Everton Zanella Alvarenga <tom at okfn.org.br>:

> Hi.
>
> In my opinion, important changes of the open definition (OD) should be
> sent to the *okfn-discuss* and* okfn-local-coord *mailing lists, since a
> lot of our is based on the OD.
>
> If that was not the case (I cannot check if there is some relevant
> improvement now), I kindly ask for we have some extra time for we check
> with our local collaborators at the open knowledge network for a proof
> reading.
>
> If we don't have time for some reason and there is some substantial change
> that affect all of us, well, patience.
>
> Tom
>
> 2014-10-06 19:36 GMT-03:00 Aaron Wolf <wolftune at gmail.com>:
>
> I'm sorry I didn't follow up on it, but here's what happened:
>>
>> Over on the OD discussion list, there was a call for voting as to whether
>> we had reached the final v2.
>>
>> My comment is here:
>> https://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/od-discuss/2014-August/000974.html
>>
>> I never added my +1 (despite being perfectly happy with our result). I
>> said instead that we needed to engage the larger list before *any*
>> statement that there was any official anything (especially given the logo
>> issues). Apparently, I was just ignored.
>>
>> I still object to the way people active on the OD list just went and
>> said, "ok, we all discussed and worked out things, we're all happy, now we
>> announce to the world." I was actually there to say, "no, we need to tell
>> the broader OK community about what we've got and get feedback before any
>> announcements otherwise" but I failed to keep bugging people about that,
>> and I guess nobody else shared my concerns enough to reply to my post or
>> otherwise do this the right way.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Aaron Wolf (just a volunteer who decided to help on the OD list)
>>
>>
>> --
>> Aaron Wolf
>> wolftune.com
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 3:04 PM, Samuel Azoulay <azoulay.sa at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I just noticed that the autumn newsletter of the Open Knowledge
>>> addresses the launch of the "Open Definition 2.0".
>>>
>>> Either I missed it and I apologize if this is the case, or the whole
>>> community has not been consulted or even informed of the procedure of
>>> renewal of the Open Definition. I think this is unfortunate, especially
>>> regarding such a crucial topic who contributes to shape the image of the
>>> Open Knowledge by setting standards which are broadly used.
>>>
>>> It was apparently planned
>>> <https://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/od-discuss/2014-September/001021.html> to
>>> inform OK's lists (discuss, local-coord...) in advance but this has not
>>> been done unless I'm mistaken (1
>>> <https://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/od-discuss/2014-September/001021.html>
>>> and 2
>>> <https://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/okfn-discuss/2014-October/thread.html>
>>> ).
>>>
>>> Could you give us some news?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Samuel Azoulay
>>> OK France
>>>
>>> --
>>> *Samuel Azoulay*
>>>
>>> Twitter : @Sam_azl
>>>
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>
>
> --
> Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom)
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