[open-science] Fwd: Biodiversity Databases Spread, Prompting Unification Call

Thu Jul 2 13:55:22 UTC 2009

Hmmm.  "CLC"  -- I suppose if Garret Hardin had only written the "Tragedy of
License Choices"
we wouldn't be facing this definitional problem...?  8-]

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On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>wrote:

> Ah, the problem with the "commons" name :) If CC were named "Creative
> License Choice" or the like I'd guess this would be less likely to
> happen ;)
>
> Rufus
>
> 2009/7/1 John Wilbanks <wilbanks at creativecommons.org>:
> > Yes, EoL has had some of the same problems as others in culture, thinking
> > that CC licenses are internally compatible, which they of course are not.
> SA
> > licenses from CC are only compatible with themselves, for example.
> >
> > See "If I use a Creative Commons-licensed work to create a new work (ie a
> > derivative work or adaptation), which Creative Commons license can I use
> for
> > my new work?" on our FAQ and that we blogged at
> > http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7145
> >
> > jtw
> >
> > Rufus Pollock wrote:
> >>
> >> Do you mean: is this an open science issue? Very much yes!
> >>
> >> As usual, it seems the main sticking point is going to be sorting out
> >> an agreed open license for the material ...
> >>
> >> Last time I looked at the license situation on e.g. EoL seemed fairly
> >> confusing with any one of main CC licenses (accepted) -- even though
> >> some of these are mutually incompatible! More details on:
> >>
> >> <http://www.ckan.net/package/read/eol>
> >>
> >> Rufus
> >>
> >> 2009/6/26 Tim Schweizer <Tim.Schweizer at luther.edu>:
> >>>
> >>> Is open-science part of this?
> >>> -Tim
> >>>
> >>> Tim Schweizer, Ph.D.
> >>> Office: (001) 563.387.1131
> >>> Mobile: (001) 563.581.9716
> >>> E-mail: Tim.Schweizer at luther.edu
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Science 26 June 2009:
> >>> Vol. 324. no. 5935, pp. 1632 - 1633
> >>> DOI: 10.1126/science.324_1632News of the Week
> >>>
> >>> Biodiversity Databases Spread, Prompting Unification Call
> >>>
> >>> Claire Thomas
> >>>
> >>> Scientists increasingly recognize the value of collaborative,
> open-access
> >>> data sharing for understanding the world. But there's still a wide gap
> >>> between wanting to share and figuring out how to do it right,
> discovered
> >>> those who attended an international meeting on biodiversity this month.
> >>> The
> >>> goal of e-Biosphere 09, a meeting for creators and users of the
> >>> Encyclopedia
> >>> of Life, the Consortium for the Barcode of Life, the Catalogue of Life,
> >>> and
> >>> other major efforts to build and manage open-access biodiversity
> >>> databases,
> >>> was to figure out how to combine data from at least 100 systems into
> one
> >>> gigantic, online, open-access database that will eventually cover all
> >>> life
> >>> on Earth, with lots of information, including primary research. But
> >>> whether
> >>> these researchers are ready to create one-stop shopping for
> biodiversity
> >>> remains to be seen.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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> >
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> >
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