[Robert Kaiser, 11.08.2011, 21:17]: > Most of us always agreed that our data is "the data of the OSM project" as > soon as we contributed it, and that the project will always be able to use > it. Some disagree apparently and make the life of the project much harder.
Unfortunately it is not „the OSM project“ that will decide what happens with the data in the future. Many contributors who are important parts of the project will not be allowed to vote on future license changes. The sysadmins even reserve the right to remove voting rights from people by blocking their edit rights. See the definition of „active contributor“ in the CT to understand why. Members of both the sysadmins and of the legal working group are aware of this, but they have clearly stated that they do not want this to change. Loosing a few contributors (and their data) is regarded as a minor problem. My opinion is that the project consists of all people that contribute to it, and that all contributors should be acknowledged for their work. Some influential people disagree obviously, and this make the life of the project much harder. OIaf
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