On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 4:15 AM, 80n <80n...@gmail.com> wrote: > Frederik's argument that we cannot predict what future generations will want > is quite fallacious.
Really? What will future generations want, 80n? I predict that future generations will want "Flying cars" sure, but we were promised those decades ago. :) On the other hand, six-ish years ago there was no concern that we would have to be compatible with OS data. Now, they publish open data and OSM contributors are enthusiastic about it. You know perfectly well that OS opened their data in part because OSM changed the very ground on which OS stands. You know that perfectly well because you were and are part of making that change. The world will continue to change as will the world of Open Geo Data. OSM will continue to be part of making that change. And future OSM contributors will want to adapt to those very changes that they are making as well. > We have a responsibility to do the right thing now and > not leave a mess someone else to sort out later. Forks and relicensing will always be expensive for open communities. We have a responsibility to do the right thing and make it slightly less expensive for future OSM contributors to adapt to the changing legal environment around them by using a relicensing provision in term three. To fail to do so now is to leave a mess for future OSM contributors. _______________________________________________ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk