On Wed, 15 Sep 2021 17:26:57 +0200 Volker Krause <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > there's a MR [1] for ki18n containing data tables generated from OSM data, > which implies the ODbL-1.0 license [2]. We also already have other places > ([3], [4]) actually doing this. > > However that's a license not yet covered by our license policy, so I suggest > we add it. > > ODbL is essentially LGPL-y but for data rather than code, so conceptually > compatible with our existing licensing. > > It's also not like there's any viable alternative to OSM data, so not doing > this would imply not being able to implement features integrating OSM-derived > data. > > The proposed addition to the policy section of https://community.kde.org/ > Policies/Licensing_Policy would be: > > > # ''Geographic data'', in particular data based on or derived from > OpenStreetMap may be licensed under the '''[https://spdx.org/licenses/ > ODbL-1.0.html Open Data Commons Open Database License v1.0]'''. > > > What do you think? > +1 from me as well, FWIW. > Regards, > Volker > > [1] https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/ki18n/-/merge_requests/19 > [2] https://spdx.org/licenses/ODbL-1.0.html > [3] https://invent.kde.org/pim/kitinerary/-/blob/master/src/lib/knowledgedb/ > timezonedb_data.cpp > [4] https://invent.kde.org/libraries/kpublictransport/-/blob/master/src/lib/ > knowledgedb/linemetadata_data.cpp -- Shlomi Fish https://www.shlomifish.org/ List of Text Processing Tools - https://shlom.in/text-proc Roses are red, violets are blue, something something Chuck Norris, now they are red too. (by: Rounin) — https://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/facts/Chuck-Norris/ Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - https://shlom.in/reply .
