Re: [Talk-ca] BC Open Data License compatibility

2011-09-07 Thread SteveC
On 9/4/2011 6:51 PM, john whelan wrote: The issue with using data like this with OSM is when you contribute it under the new contribution terms you accept that OSM can change the license at a later date. Practically speaking it makes it impossible to respect any other license so currently

Re: [Talk-ca] BC Open Data License compatibility

2011-09-07 Thread john whelan
No, it was put in because we didn't want to have a rerun of all this mess if something better came along next time. Steve Unfortunately it had implications that don't seem to have been thought through especially for imports which I think are important for Canada where we seem to have lots of

Re: [Talk-ca] BC Open Data License compatibility

2011-09-07 Thread Steve Coast
Maybe it wasn't thought through and maybe it has implications, but that wasn't the point. Steve stevecoast.com On Sep 7, 2011, at 17:56, john whelan jwhelan0...@gmail.com wrote: No, it was put in because we didn't want to have a rerun of all this mess if something better came along next

Re: [Talk-ca] BC Open Data License compatibility

2011-09-07 Thread Russell Porter
version first though. THanks! Tyler -- Message: 3 Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:24:19 -0600 From: SteveC st...@asklater.com To: talk-ca@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-ca] BC Open Data License compatibility Message-ID: 4e67fd23.3050...@asklater.com Content

[Talk-ca] BC Open Data License compatibility

2011-09-04 Thread Russell Porter
Hi, What is the status on the BC Open Data site launched earlier this year? License: http://www.data.gov.bc.ca/dbc/admin/terms.page? It looks fine to me, but i know licensing is a big problem with osm. In particular, i am looking at doing a manual import of protected areas amd hiking trails (I

Re: [Talk-ca] BC Open Data License compatibility

2011-09-04 Thread john whelan
The issue with using data like this with OSM is when you contribute it under the new contribution terms you accept that OSM can change the license at a later date. Practically speaking it makes it impossible to respect any other license so currently only PD data and things you have explicitly