hi, On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 05:54:59PM -0400, Alex Barth wrote: > > Turning this around, when do you think share-alike should apply in a > > geocoding context? > > > > If you methodically use a geocoder to reverse engineer the OpenStreetMap > database, share alike would kick in. "Reverse engineering OpenStreetMap" > would need a better definition and it would have to cover two dimensions: > > 1. Comprehensiveness (not just a "narrow extract" like addresses, buildings > or businesses, but rather a comprehensive extract of the most important > OpenStreetMap features together)
well, if you need just those features, then the extract is comprehensive. by definition, there is no such thing as "narrow extract" which is not comprehensive. > 2. Geographic size (e. g. a country) > We could establish these limits with an update to the community guidelines > for what's Substantial. the definition of unsubstantial I'd like to pass is something like "less than a weekend work of semi experienced mapper". a country export (by any definition) is far far more than substantial. please. michal > _______________________________________________ > legal-talk mailing list > legal-talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk -- michal palenik www.freemap.sk www.oma.sk _______________________________________________ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk
