To be clear, personal views, not the licensing work group... Ben Laenen wrote: > It looks like we finally got some kind of "License plan" for the step > towards the new license, so everyone check > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_License/Implementation_Plan >
Read the full announcement in all its glory: http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/legal-talk/2009-February/001958.html Discussion is best on legal-talk or the avenues as per announcement. > > * why don't you split between the votes whether you like license X and > the question whether you're allowing the change of license on your > data? > Yes there is a vote for endorsement of the license. See proposed item 31st March. > After all, I want to have an idea *how much* of the data will still be > there after the second vote. If it turns out that any data from someone > who gave his approval would be deleted, then count me as no vote. > We do not know, it's impossible to tell yet. The very last thing any of us want is removal of any data. See final item in Implementation plan. > * I still have no response to the question what would happen with my > data if it's derived from someone who doesn't give it's approval for a > license change. > What do you think will need to happen? How about posting it here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_License/Implementation_Issues > * "Website to allow users to voluntarily agree to new license. Design > allows you to click yes, or if you disagree a further page explaining > the position and asking to reconsider as there may be a requirement to > ultimately remove the users data. This will help stop people > accidentally clicking 'no'. Sign up page now states you agree to > license your changes under both CCBYSA and also ODbL." > > Question: how's that not pushing the new license onto the mappers? > Well we have to start somewhere... If we do not get new members to sign-up to both licenses during potential transition, it becomes a chicken and egg problem. Regards Grant _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
