@aral @transportapi @UKODI an economic answer can be inferred from my post on viable open data business models http://blog.okfn.org/2013/07/18/9-models-to-scale-open-data-past-present-and-future/ …
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@frabcus Reading now. Would not call@transportapi open in any way. Confused by partnership with@UKODI & mission of ODI. Help@agentGav? :) -
@aral@frabcus@transportapi@UKODI@agentGav Open is a broad church. We are open content & reserve no rights downstream. We charge 4 scale -
@MadProf Ah, not a great fan of churches either. Shame. Good to know, though, thanks. +@frabcus@transportapi@UKODI@agentGav -
@aral@MadProf@frabcus@transportapi@UKODI ODI helps to stimulate both the creation and/or usage of OD http://ow.ly/wCSsu - both impt -
@agentGav I fail to see how calling closed system w proprietary API ‘open’ is not redefining the word. +@MadProf@frabcus@transportapi -
@aral@MadProf@frabcus@transportapi this conversation needs more nouns. "open" isn't a thing. -
@agentGav@MadProf@frabcus@transportapi That’s definitely the feeling I’m getting also :) Going to start using free/libre for precision. - 6 more replies
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@aral@transportapi@UKODI my understanding is that source data is open (TfL). Transport API add huge value through cleaning & API SLA's -
@benunsworth How’s this not closing off open data via a proprietary system only to license it commercially via an API?+@transportapi@UKODI -
@benunsworth Yes, let’s call that open, then. How is@transportapi open? +@UKODI
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@aral Although the US situation has improved dramatically since we first launched City-Go-Round. http://davepeck.org/2009/12/10/introducing-city-go-round/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Some turn around and sell it, for example to the Googles of the world, and erect walls for public release.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Here in the US, despite that public transit is, well, public, many transit agencies don't provide their data openly.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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