Closed tmcw closed 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
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?
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.
@lxbarth makes a convincing argument: brevity is important and in short supply. let's keep this focused.
@danabauer rightfully mentions that fear is a big factor in terms of open data releases. We should address this:
Any other fear-related topics?