What does 'open' mean, really, and other #OpenDataDay questions - Technical.ly DC

"On Friday and Saturday, hundreds of civic hackers and open data enthusiasts gathered at FHI 360 in Dupont for the fifth annual Open Data Day DC. Similar gatherings graced more than 200 cities around the world and all events were part of a yearly hackathon and training event. The whole thing got Technical.ly thinking, deeply, about open data. After sitting in on a session about open government and open data in D.C. specifically (and what can be done to increase the openness of D.C. government), there were a couple questions we couldn’t stop mulling over ..."