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 specifies that a certain numbered version of the GNU
General Public License “or any later version” applies to it, you
have the option of following the terms and conditions either of that
numbered version or of any later version published by the Free
Software Foundation. If the Program does not specify a version
number of the GNU General Public License, you may choose any version
ever published by the Free Software Foundation.”
As you can see, the default is to fall back to allowing any version of
the GPL to apply. Many people choose to use the suggested copying
permission statement, which includes “either version N of the License,
or (at your option) any later version”[2], but some choose to only allow
a specific version of the licence (the Linux kernel, for example).
So, yes, the ODbL should take a leaf out of the GPL’s book, and allow
the licensor to make the choice. OSM can then choose the option that
suits it, which could well be “version N or later”.
[1]: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html#section14
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