pycali 0.1

Defines a partial order over licenses

CaLi

A python package that defines a partial order over licenses

Introduction

CaLi is a lattice-based model for license orderings. This repository contains a python package that implements this model.

Our code uses the ODRL CaLi ordering ⟨A, DL, C_L, C_→⟩ such that:

• A is the set of 72 actions of ODRL (e.g., cc:Distribution, cc:ShareAlike),
• DL is the deontic lattice Undefined <= Permissions <= Duty <= Prohibition (actions can be either permitted, obliged, prohibited or not specified; in this deontic lattice, the undefined status is the least restrictive and the prohibited one the most restrictive),
• C_L and
• C_→ are sets of constraints.

CaLi online demonstrator Is an exemple of license compliant search engine using CaLi model.

Installation

Installation in a virtualenv is recommended.

Assuming you already have python 3 and pip installed

pip install pycali

this will automatically install rdflib used to manipulate RDF.

Getting started

This section shows how to create a CaLi ordering with ease.

Load a vocabulary

Load a deontic lattice

Define constraints

Load licenses

Instanciate a CaLi Ordering

Browse the CaLi Ordering