Re: [Wikimedia-l] Request for comments: How to deal with open datasets?

Micru, There are several related aspects of datasets, that I would enumerate as: 1) Storing / archiving datasets 2) Editing / manipulating datasets 3) Using excerpts (e.g. specific data) from datasets Each of these involves a different, but related set of tools. It isn't entirely clear to me, but I think the question you started with is aimed at how we might use excerpts from externally managed datasets. For example, having a way to pull data from CKAN and have it appear in a Wikipedia article? That would remove steps one and two from immediate consideration, as someone else would be responsible for maintaining the data. On the other hand, the responses so far seem more aimed at question one, i.e. where / how would Wikimedia best store datasets. Personally, I think all parts of the question are ultimately important, as I would love for Wikimedia to have a complete data management solution. But am I correct in thinking that you asked the question primarily out of a desire to think about how we could use externally managed data sets? -Robert Rohde On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 2:25 AM, David Cuenca <dacuetu(a)gmail.com> wrote: