If the data is available for download (preferably via ftp) what needs to be "open source"?
Personally I do not care what software they use to run the site so long as the data is available for download in a open format like CSV. Compare this with offering the data in little bits via some silly JSON API or offering it in some format that requires some addtional closed source software to process.
To me, the data is what is important. What software they choose to use is not important, as long as the data is easily accesible (ftp is my preference). What's important is that I can use whatever software I want to process the data.
If the data is available for download (preferably via ftp) what needs to be "open source"?
Personally I do not care what software they use to run the site so long as the data is available for download in a open format like CSV. Compare this with offering the data in little bits via some silly JSON API or offering it in some format that requires some addtional closed source software to process.
To me, the data is what is important. What software they choose to use is not important, as long as the data is easily accesible (ftp is my preference). What's important is that I can use whatever software I want to process the data.