[Open-data-census] What to answer if dataset is not publicly available

Mon Oct 7 10:51:17 BST 2013

Simple answer is no: you may know something about the data even though it
is not publicly available.

To clarify, here are some the major "implications" of the answers as I see
it:

Exists (No or Unsure) => No / Unsure for everything else (this is only one
enforced by the system atm)

Publicly available (No / Unsure) => No / Unsure for Free + Online + Bulk +
Openly Licensed + Timely basis
Digital form (No / Unsure) => No / Unsure for Online + Machine Readable

One of the aims of the questions is to provide a increasing set of
requirements leading up to full openness (excluding timely which is
important but not a requirement for open data).

Note, this does not mean each question directly builds on the previous
since some of are parallel (e.g. digital form and publicly available) but
in general there is a progression so No on an earlier question may well
imply No on a later question.

Rufus

On 6 October 2013 16:32, James McKinney <james at opennorth.ca> wrote:

> If a dataset is not publicly available, should the answer be "No" to all
> following questions, or "Unsure"? What is the proper procedure?
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
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