On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 01:17:46PM +0800, Eugene Alvin Villar wrote: > On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 1:00 PM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 17 April 2011 14:39, Eugene Alvin Villar <sea...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Clearly this is not that big a problem for Apache contributors, why > >> should it be a big problem for OSM contributors (setting aside the > >> desire to import other data for which the contributor has no right to > >> sublicense)? > > > > Apache has been a mature project for quite some time, what you should > > be asking instead is why did others go for GPL for their httpd. > > > > In any case this sort of clause is most common with projects like > > google map maker, In fact until recently this was a reason used to > > promote OSM, the fact that it didn't use the same terms as google map > > maker. > > The point still stands. Granting rights to a central body (but not > your copyright--you still retain that) is not unheard of in open > communities.
But has been a major point of problems in the past. Have a look at the GCC issues. Patches will not be submitted because a transfer of copyright is a no go for some. Flo -- Florian Lohoff f...@zz.de „Für eine ausgewogene Energiepolitik über das Jahr 2020 hinaus ist die Nutzung von Atomenergie eine Brückentechnologie und unverzichtbar. Ein Ausstieg in zehn Jahren, wie noch unter der rot-grünen Regierung beschlossen, kommt für die nationale Energieversorgung zu abrupt.“ Angela Merkel CDU 30.8.2009
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