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| author | Piotr Masłowski <piotr@maslowski.xyz> | 2023-07-28 00:52:24 +0200 |
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| committer | Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com> | 2023-08-07 12:14:41 +0200 |
| commit | f6afa271cdc837f90cf42e34dd56a104ce80ac23 (patch) | |
| tree | 22182e19f16b1554c68b35b46847eb9aa1f4c9e1 /content/learn/participate/assets.md | |
| parent | 0784a82966071c043d1604066677040f93888b89 (diff) | |
| download | writefreesoftware.org-f6afa271cdc837f90cf42e34dd56a104ce80ac23.tar.xz | |
Add section on open data and ODbL
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diff --git a/content/learn/participate/assets.md b/content/learn/participate/assets.md index a3fd605..54e6903 100644 --- a/content/learn/participate/assets.md +++ b/content/learn/participate/assets.md @@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ utility of your project within the free software ecosystem. [0]: https://creativecommons.org/ +## Open Data Commons + +Databases can be licensed under the Open Database License. The most prominent +project using it is OpenStreetMap -- which in 2012 underwent a move from CC BY-SA. +The new license was needed in part because in certain jurisdictions, databases +may have additional protections in parallel to (or instead of) copyright. + +Similarly to Creative Commons, [Open Data Commons][odc] publishes a collection +of licenses designed for different needs: copyleft, attribution and public +domain dedication. + +[odc]: https://opendatacommons.org/ + ## Hardware Hardware projects (schematics, HDL sources, etc.) are encouraged to use the |