Open Data Standard:
Invitation to Comment

About the Current Version

The current version of this standard proposal is version 1.0, draft-01. Any comments, discussion, and decisions relating to the draft-01 proposal will be implemented in subsequent draft releases, continuing until the comment period closes March 1 2018.

Current version (draft-01): https://github.com/swimdrinkfish/opendata/tree/master/v1.0-draft-01

Instructions for commenting

We encourage you to contribute to the standard draft on Github:

https://github.com/swimdrinkfish/opendata/

Github instructions

Search existing issues

Before creating a new discussion, please look through existing issues to see whether your questions has already been asked or your comments have already been raised.  If an issue addressing your question, comment, or problem has already been created, please contribute.

Join an existing discussion or comment on existing issue

To join an existing discussion or comment on an existing issue add new comments at the bottom of a discussion/issue. You can contribute in text, or richer content and links using Markdown syntax.

Create a new discussion

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Use Markdown syntax

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Comments on the standard can also be sent to: gabrielle@swimdrinkfish.ca