On Thu, 2007-03-29 at 08:22 +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 28/03/2007 04:45:26 PM: > > > On of the aims of OSGeo is the promotion of open geodata. From > > conversations I've had with various people over time it appears one of > > the difficulties data providers may have with this is licensing. > > There's no obvious candidate license for open geodata. Do we need > > something like OSI approved licenses for geodata? Are there any > > existing OSI licenses that suit? If so, we should be pointing to them. > > Do we need input from those with a legal clue? Should we be talking to > > OSI about this? > > > Just thought I'd raise the issue and see what others think. > > > Tim Bowden > > I can report that the government in Queensland, Australia is > considering the creative commons liscence for releasing publically- > available geodata. It is not final, but close to it. > > nick
Nick, this is great news. Can't wait for this idea to infect other govt's in our region. The idea that user pays /in every instance/ has taken hold much too firmly down here (especially when we have already paid through our taxes!). Regards, Tim Bowden _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss