You're right. Also, by your logic, the following industries are UK taxpayer subsidised :
- Construction - UK Car industry - US Car industry - Japanese Car industry - Microsoft (the parallels between the relationship between MS and councils is very close to that of the OS and councils) - Nokia - Apple - British Telecom - Virgin Media / Telewest - Hewlett Packard - Travel Lodge - McDonalds .... and I'm spent. I could quite literally go on forever. I'll end this on the final note : The *commercial decisions* made by a branch of government as to their *spending *does not constitute a tax-payer *subsidy*. A subsidy is seen as a *"legally contracted package of financial assistance"* NOT where they buy their maps, cars or phones from, whatever the reason. Make all the allegories you want. It's just flat out wrong. (also ... .heeding the notice of earlier - please, if you must continue, do so in talk-gb) On 25 March 2010 18:37, Dave F. <[email protected]> wrote: > Phil Monger wrote: > > Again Dave, cause and effect are two different things. Just because a > > council choose to give the OS their data does not mean they *have to* > > - they could just as well say "f*** you" and give the data to OSM. > > You've obviously got a weak argument as you're shifting your position. > > Whether or not they have to is irrelevant. The fact is they are & are > therefore the OS is receiving income from taxes, which disproves your > original point. > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies >
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