openwashing.org

lkfitz's bookmarks 2018-08-10

Summary:

"When you see an individual, organization, or company claim that their software is "open," check to see if their software is licensed under an OSI approved license. If it is not, they are openwashing.

When you see an individual, organization, or company claim that their content is "open," check to see if it is licensed under a Creative Commons license, another license that grants you the 5R permissions, or placed in the public domain. If it is not, they are openwashing."

Link:

http://openwashing.org/

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) ยป lkfitz's bookmarks

Tags:

oa.new oa.openwashing oa.definitions oa.software oa.floss oa.pd oa.licensing oa.cc oa.terminology oa.libre oa.copyright

Date tagged:

08/10/2018, 15:28

Date published:

08/10/2018, 11:28