[OSGeo-Discuss] distributing read-only vector files?

2009-11-03 Thread maning sambale
Before anything else, let me introduce our dilemma. We are a non-profit geo-research institution. In many cases we produce geospatial datasets no other local institution can create in my country at the moment. What we create are sometimes benchmark info useful to various research and policy

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] distributing read-only vector files?

2009-11-03 Thread Rafal Wawer
sambale Sent: 03 November 2009 13:59 To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] distributing read-only vector files? Before anything else, let me introduce our dilemma. We are a non-profit geo-research institution. In many cases we produce geospatial datasets no other local institution can

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] distributing read-only vector files?

2009-11-03 Thread Woolard, Zachary S.
stipulations of use are. Zachary -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of maning sambale Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:59 AM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] distributing read-only vector files

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] distributing read-only vector files?

2009-11-03 Thread Raj Singh
Look at the section called, Copyright Information for use with Australian Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO data at http://external.opengis.org/twiki_public/bin/view/ClimateChallenge2009/ScenarioAusBOM for an example of how the Australian government has approached the situation. --- Raj On

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] distributing read-only vector files?

2009-11-03 Thread Stephen Woodbridge
maning sambale wrote: Before anything else, let me introduce our dilemma. We are a non-profit geo-research institution. In many cases we produce geospatial datasets no other local institution can create in my country at the moment. What we create are sometimes benchmark info useful to various

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] distributing read-only vector files?

2009-11-03 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 08:58:58PM +0800, maning sambale wrote: Before anything else, let me introduce our dilemma. We are a non-profit geo-research institution. In many cases we produce geospatial datasets no other local institution can create in my country at the moment. What we create

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] distributing read-only vector files?

2009-11-03 Thread maning sambale
Thanks! These are all good suggestions. If you are trying to be open, then be open! Look at OpenStreetMap and how they do it. They have a page of license violations also. I know about OSM and I consider myself an active contributor in my side of the hemisphere. On a personal capacity, I come