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tmcw / simpleopendata

simple guidelines for publishing open data in useful formats
https://simpleopendata.com/
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Fear #6

Closed tmcw closed 10 years ago

tmcw commented 10 years ago

@danabauer rightfully mentions that fear is a big factor in terms of open data releases. We should address this:

Any other fear-related topics?

tmcw commented 10 years ago

also: https://twitter.com/geography76/status/433690534574448640

fear of giving up precious goods, fear that releasing data will lead to death of the org, esp. if org is a data curator/gatekeeper

lxbarth commented 10 years ago

I love the premise of simpleopendata, providing a guide on how to do open data right and not why you should do open data:

So you want to publish some open data?

http://simpleopendata.com/

This is what keeps this guide simple and focused. The why you should do open data is a hugely important topic, but I'd say it's simply out of scope here.

Now why should we spend the energy on simpleopendata.com and not whyyoushoulddoopendata.com? It's because there's been a lot of talk about the why and there's a surprising amount of confusion about the how. Way too many folks get distracted with APIs, complex software integrations, linked data, when the basics are so simple.

tmcw commented 10 years ago

@lxbarth makes a convincing argument: brevity is important and in short supply. let's keep this focused.