From f6afa271cdc837f90cf42e34dd56a104ce80ac23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Piotr MasÅ‚owski Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:52:24 +0200 Subject: Add section on open data and ODbL --- content/learn/participate/assets.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) (limited to 'content/learn') 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 -- cgit v1.3