Reasons for Openly Sharing Knowledge & Ideas
Openly publishing knowledge and ideas under a creative commons license can;
- reduce the likelyhood of the information ever being lost,
- result in it being added to and/or improved,
- help the person sharing it understand it better,
- make it easier to access,
- result in the knowledge being proved incorrect, or the idea unworkable,
- enhance the reputation of the organisation that publishes it,
- reduce duplication of effort.