- From: Joshua Lieberman <jlieberman@tumblingwalls.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 08:00:24 -0500
- To: Francois Daoust <fd@w3.org>
- Cc: Simon.Cox@csiro.au, rgarcia@fi.upm.es, public-sdw-wg@w3.org, vrodriguez@fi.upm.es
Apparently that phrase has no legal significance. OGC could remove it but it probably isn't worth the time and expense to do so. --Josh > On Mar 6, 2017, at 07:33, Francois Daoust <fd@w3.org> wrote: > > I checked internally (for related ACTION-273). I confirm that it is fine to add a license statement to ontology files and that the right W3C license to use is the W3C Software License: > https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/copyright-software-and-document > > Also, the recommendation is not to mix that license with another similar license, such as the OGC one, to avoid confusing people. > > Francois. > > >> From: Simon.Cox@csiro.au [mailto:Simon.Cox@csiro.au] >> Sent: Monday, March 6, 2017 12:11 PM >> >> OGC have had lawyers involved in drafting the license, but I tend to agree >> that All Rights Reserved does not immediately appear consistent with the >> other provisions. I've flicked this on to OGC to see if there is an explanation. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Raúl García Castro [mailto:rgarcia@fi.upm.es] >> Sent: Monday, 6 March, 2017 19:19 >> To: public-sdw-wg@w3.org; Víctor Rodríguez Doncel >> <vrodriguez@fi.upm.es> >> Subject: Comments on how to represent licenses in ontologies (and on the >> licenses themselves) >> >> Dear all, >> >> I just finished ACTION-274 and updated the wiki with the comments from my >> colleague Víctor Rodríguez Doncel on the representation of licenses in the >> ontologies and on the analysis of both licenses. >> >> https://www.w3.org/2015/spatial/wiki/Ontology_rights_and_licence#Comm >> ents_from_V.C3.ADctor_Rodr.C3.ADguez_Doncel >> >> In short: >> * Using cc:license or dct:license is a common practice and suffices. >> * Both licenses are essentially the same (but the OGC one contains a >> contradiction). >> >> Kind regards, >> >> -- >> >> Dr. Raúl García Castro >> http://www.garcia-castro.com/ >> >> Ontology Engineering Group >> Departamento de Inteligencia Artificial >> Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Informáticos Universidad Politécnica >> de Madrid Campus de Montegancedo, s/n - Boadilla del Monte - 28660 >> Madrid >> Phone: +34 91 336 65 96 - Fax: +34 91 352 48 19 > > > >
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