Hong Kong activist investor to leave Webb-site data on GitHub as ‘gift to public interest’
Hong Kong corporate-governance activist David Webb, battling terminal cancer, will make his extensive online database freely available after his death. This decision comes after Webb received over 100 offers to continue his work on the Webb-site platform, dedicated to enhancing corporate governance and public transparency. However, Webb will not allow anyone to continue the Webb-site.com editorial content itself, ensuring its integrity remains intact.
The database, containing publicly available information on various topics like board compositions and consumer prices, will be placed in a public repository on GitHub. This allows anyone interested to access and utilize the data. To avoid future liability issues, the database will be available under a Creative Commons CC-BY license, permitting commercialization with attribution. Webb views this as his final contribution to the public interest.
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Hong Kong corporate-governance activist David Webb, battling terminal cancer, will make his extensive online database freely available after his death. This decision comes after Webb received over 100 offers to continue his work on the Webb-site platform, dedicated to enhancing corporate governance and public transparency. However, Webb will not allow anyone to continue the Webb-site.com editorial content itself, ensuring its integrity remains intact.
The database, containing publicly available information on various topics like board compositions and consumer prices, will be placed in a public repository on GitHub. This allows anyone interested to access and utilize the data. To avoid future liability issues, the database will be available under a Creative Commons CC-BY license, permitting commercialization with attribution. Webb views this as his final contribution to the public interest.
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