[OSM-talk] What if ODBl 1.0 is superseeded by ODBl 2.0

2009-03-05 Thread Niccolo Rigacci
We are discussing about the trouble of switching from CCBYSA to ODBl 1.0. Many people fear the short time given to review this new license, May be the FAQ should point out what could be the trouble to switch from ODBL 1.0 to ODBl 2.0, just in case some oversight become evident in the future.

Re: [OSM-talk] What if ODBl 1.0 is superseeded by ODBl 2.0

2009-03-05 Thread Donald Allwright
May be the FAQ should point out what could be the trouble to switch from ODBL 1.0 to ODBl 2.0, just in case some oversight become evident in the future. I would be very keen to take a leaf out of the GPL world here, and license the data under ODBL 1.0 or later. That means if and when 2.0 comes

Re: [OSM-talk] What if ODBl 1.0 is superseeded by ODBl 2.0

2009-03-05 Thread marcus.wolschon
On Thu, 5 Mar 2009 03:33:45 -0800 (PST), Donald Allwright donald_allwri...@yahoo.com wrote: I would be very keen to take a leaf out of the GPL world here, and license the data under ODBL 1.0 or later. That means if and when 2.0 comes out (which it surely will) the data are automatically

Re: [OSM-talk] What if ODBl 1.0 is superseeded by ODBl 2.0

2009-03-05 Thread Donald Allwright
I would be very keen to take a leaf out of the GPL world here, and license the data under ODBL 1.0 or later. That means if and when 2.0 comes out (which it surely will) the data are automatically covered by the new version. When 2.0 does come out, that changes to ODBL 2.0 or later for all

Re: [OSM-talk] What if ODBl 1.0 is superseeded by ODBl 2.0

2009-03-05 Thread Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Donald Allwright donald_allwri...@yahoo.com wrote: I would be very keen to take a leaf out of the GPL world here, and license the data under ODBL 1.0 or later. That means if and when 2.0 comes out (which it surely will) the data are automatically covered by

Re: [OSM-talk] What if ODBl 1.0 is superseeded by ODBl 2.0

2009-03-05 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, Donald Allwright wrote: I would be very keen to take a leaf out of the GPL world here, and license the data under ODBL 1.0 or later. I am surprised that none of the respondents seem to have read the license draft which clearly states that a later version of this license is allowable,

Re: [OSM-talk] What if ODBl 1.0 is superseeded by ODBl 2.0

2009-03-05 Thread Niccolo Rigacci
On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 02:05:36PM +0100, Frederik Ramm wrote: I am surprised that none of the respondents seem to have read the license draft which clearly states that a later version of this license is allowable, as is a license compatible with this license. I read the license, and

Re: [OSM-talk] What if ODBl 1.0 is superseeded by ODBl 2.0

2009-03-05 Thread Ed Avis
Frederik Ramm frederik at remote.org writes: I am surprised that none of the respondents seem to have read the license draft which clearly states that a later version of this license is allowable, as is a license compatible with this license. Hmm, I would prefer it if they didn't put that in

Re: [OSM-talk] What if ODBl 1.0 is superseeded by ODBl 2.0

2009-03-05 Thread Simon Ward
On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 03:33:45AM -0800, Donald Allwright wrote: I would be very keen to take a leaf out of the GPL world here, and license the data under ODBL 1.0 or later. The GPL gives the licensor the choice (section 14. Revised Versions of this License.[1]): “If the Program