Dear Peter, (01)
let me mention that Ontohub uses the AGPL license. I hope that this is
not a problem for OOR... (02)
Best, Till (03)
Am 28.01.2013 20:47, schrieb Peter Yim:
> Gary and All,
>
> Since you mentioned "Mike, as developer" ...
>
> ... I just wanted to reiterate that, for code (unlike "content" or,
> more specifically, ontologies uploaded to an OOR instance), the
> contributed code *must* be "open" and/or "free"
>
> ( ref.
>http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OpenOntologyRepository_IPR#nid2L0U
> )
> Software codes contributed to the OOR effort has to carry the
> "Simplified (two-clause) BSD License" (FreeBSD License). (2L0U)
>
> * the above will be the default position, unless it is otherwise
> mutually agreed in writing, between an authorized representative of
> the OOR team and the contributor. Such exception, even if agreed upon,
> needs to bind the contributing software codes to a compatible,
> non-reciprocal, "gift," open-source license, such as (included, but
> not limited to) the MIT License, the Apache License version 2.0 or the
> Mozilla Public License 1.1 (MPL); (2L0V)
> * it is, of course, also acceptable if the software contribution in
> question is in the public domain; (2L0W)
> * Software libraries, under either "gift" or "reciprocal" open
> software licenses, may also be used in the OOR software or system.
> (2L0X)
>
> Regards. =ppy
> --
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Gary Berg-Cross <gbergcross@xxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>> Thanks Peter for a clear explanation. As developer mike and as user /PI
>> Nancy should have first thoughts on our policy .
>>
>> Garybc
>
>
>> On Jan 28, 2013 2:16 PM, "Peter Yim" <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Nancy,
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, you got the IPR Policy right! This is it, at:
>>> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OpenOntologyRepository_IPR#nid2L0S
>>>
>>> As such,
>>>
>>> 1. Any ontology contributed to the open public instance of OOR will
>>> need to be licensed under either one of the following: (2L0Z)
>>>
>>> * the "Simplified (two-clause) BSD License" (FreeBSD License), or
>>> (2L10)
>>> * the "attribution only" Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY
>>> 3.0 or its successor), or (2L11)
>>> * the content being contributed is in the public domain. (2L12)
>>>
>>> 2. If SOCoP-OOR considers itself as one of the public OOR instances,
>>> then it should comply with the above. However, that is optional, as it
>>> is also stated that "Each repository using the OOR software can
>>> specify its own set of acceptable IPR content licenses."
>>>
>>> ... Therefore, if SOCoP-OOR doesn't choose to use the above IPR
>>> Licensing Policy, it can publish it's own, although since "open" is
>>> still a key word, and so calling it an OOR does infer that the content
>>> should still be, somehow, "open" (even if under a different "open"
>>> license.)
>>>
>>> That said, proprietary repositories are allow to use the OOR software
>>> too (that's allowed with the BSD software license.) Although, if one
>>> opts to do that, the label "Open" should be dropped from the name.
>>>
>>> 3.
>>>> If yes, how does one do that?
>>>
>>> As stated, any content contribution to OOR should specify an IPR
>>> license. The license information should best be included in the
>>> ontology, as well as at places where an uploaded ontology's metadata
>>> is supposed to be captured.
>>>
>>> The plan is for the production OOR code to include a "gatekeeper"
>>> software that enforces the inclusion of such metadata (although the
>>> "gatekeeper" is not yet available on the current SOCoP-OOR instance
>>> yet.)
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks & regards. =ppy
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Nancy Wiegand <wiegand@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hi Peter, Mike, and Gary,
>>>> If I put an ontology into the SOCoP OOR, or if anyone puts any
>>>> ontology
>>>> into any OOR, does there need to be a written policy somewhere about
>>>> intellectual property rights? I'm looking at the page:
>>>>
>>>> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OpenOntologyRepository_IPR#nid2L0S
>>>> If yes, how does one do that?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Nancy
>
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