Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-23 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2010/8/23 Michael Kugelmann michaelk_...@gmx.de: BTW: @Felix Hartmann using words like so fuck off. shows that you don't have arguments. So step back - defamation is alsways a sign of weakness. Learn a good conduct before you continues with the discussion. to be fair: he didn't write

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-23 Thread andrzej zaborowski
On 23 August 2010 16:21, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: I also agree it would be absurd to have OSM handle over the account data of its contributors (and is against almost any privacy law at least in Europe). There is also no logics in that: people who want to can simply

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-23 Thread 80n
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:21 PM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/8/23 Michael Kugelmann michaelk_...@gmx.de: BTW: @Felix Hartmann using words like so fuck off. shows that you don't have arguments. So step back - defamation is alsways a sign of weakness.

[OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Felix Hartmann
Instead of just moaning about the Odbl, let's stark working on a future without Odbl. So let's do our best to convince as many mappers as possible to not accept Odbl, reopen registration to people who want to contribute under CCBYSA2.0 terms, and put pressure on OSMF and others to tell them

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Robert Scott
On Sunday 22 August 2010, Felix Hartmann wrote: This means we have to find a new domain, new servers, and get the usernames/passwords copied so people can login to the CCBYSA 2.0 fork without new registration. How about you start with your own mailing lists? robert.

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Felix Hartmann
On 22.08.2010 12:26, Robert Scott wrote: On Sunday 22 August 2010, Felix Hartmann wrote: This means we have to find a new domain, new servers, and get the usernames/passwords copied so people can login to the CCBYSA 2.0 fork without new registration. How about you start with your own mailing

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Jenny Campbell
More talk from the folk who would rather brush everyone else's concerns under the carpet I see? I seriously look on OSM in despair at the moment with comments like that. Jeni On 22/08/2010 11:26, Robert Scott wrote: How about you start with your own mailing lists?

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Frederik Ramm
Felix, Felix Hartmann wrote: Instead of just moaning about the Odbl, let's stark working on a future without Odbl. So let's do our best to convince as many mappers as possible to not accept Odbl, reopen registration to people who want to contribute under CCBYSA2.0 terms, and put pressure on

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread John Smith
On 22 August 2010 20:58, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: This is not a good starting position for a fork. I'd rather have somone do it who doesn't do it out of blind protest and political propaganda. License disputes is one of the more common reasons for forks to occur.

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Florian Heer
Felix Hartmann schrieb: Instead of just moaning about the Odbl, let's stark working on a future without Odbl. So let's do our best to convince as many mappers as possible to not accept Odbl, reopen registration to people who want to contribute under CCBYSA2.0 terms, and put pressure on OSMF

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, John Smith wrote: This is not a good starting position for a fork. I'd rather have somone do it who doesn't do it out of blind protest and political propaganda. License disputes is one of the more common reasons for forks to occur. Yes, but it can be done clear-headed and without

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Felix Hartmann
On 22.08.2010 12:58, Frederik Ramm wrote: Felix, Felix Hartmann wrote: Instead of just moaning about the Odbl, let's stark working on a future without Odbl. So let's do our best to convince as many mappers as possible to not accept Odbl, reopen registration to people who want to contribute

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread John Smith
On 22 August 2010 21:09, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: Yes, but it can be done clear-headed and without hatred. They want this, we Considering how heated the debate over the license is, do you seriously think this won't happen on similar topics as well? want that, ok we do our

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread John Smith
On 22 August 2010 21:12, Robert Scott li...@humanleg.org.uk wrote: On Sunday 22 August 2010, Jenny Campbell wrote: everyone else's concerns You are trying to make it sound like there are a huge number of people that agree with you. Perhaps you genuinely believe that. If so I think you are

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Eugene Alvin Villar
On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Felix Hartmann extremecar...@googlemail.com wrote: This means we have to find a new domain, new servers, and get the usernames/passwords copied so people can login to the CCBYSA 2.0 fork without new registration. If you must fork, fork the data (planet.osm),

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Renaud MICHEL
Le dimanche 22 août 2010 à 13:08, Florian Heer a écrit : This means we have to find a new domain, new servers, and get the usernames/passwords copied so people can login to the CCBYSA 2.0 fork without new registration. I think this could be a real problem. Because I for one do not agree

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread John Smith
On 22 August 2010 22:06, Renaud MICHEL r.h.michel+...@gmail.com wrote: Although my login informations in OSM are not very sensible, I expect them to be reasonably confidential and only accessible to a few administrators. I have no problem if the data I contributed is copied by [one or

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Florian Heer
Am 22.08.2010 14:06, schrieb Renaud MICHEL: I have no problem if the data I contributed is copied by [one or multiple] fork (that's why a full history dump has been created, cf http://planet.openstreetmap.org/full-experimental/ ), but as those forks would be different projects I expect the

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
Hi, forgive my ignorance, but are the licenses not some how compatible? I mean the work has been done up to now under ccsa20 and compatible license. So that means that the new license allows data from ccsa20 to be ported over, right? or do you need the permission of the new authors? if people want

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Fabio Alessandro Locati
I don't think making passwords publicly available is a good idea, but it might be a sign of good faith on OSM(F)'s behalf if it were to facilitate an easy method for people waiting to claim their account/edits on a forked database. I hope you are kidding... When someone signed-up at OSM there

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Robert Kaiser
Felix Hartmann schrieb: Instead of just moaning about the Odbl, let's stark working on a future without Odbl. If you do that, please do it on your own servers, mailing lists, and community, and with your own new project name, as a real fork of any project should do. Robert Kaiser

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread andrzej zaborowski
On 22 August 2010 13:08, Florian Heer florianheerf...@yahoo.de wrote: Felix Hartmann schrieb:  Instead of just moaning about the Odbl, let's stark working on a future without Odbl. So let's do our best to convince as many mappers as possible to not accept Odbl, reopen registration to people

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Milo van der Linden
I am not against a fork, but as Frederik already mentioned, there is no to debate about a fork and spread anti-odbl propaganda. There are other good reasons to fork, for me one of them is getting a more distributed database instead of everything in a single farm on a single location. I would not

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Anthony
On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Robert Kaiser ka...@kairo.at wrote: Felix Hartmann schrieb: Instead of just moaning about the Odbl, let's stark working on a future without Odbl. If you do that, please do it on your own servers, mailing lists, and community, and with your own new project

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Renaud MICHEL
Le dimanche 22 août 2010 à 14:13, vous avez écrit : If, after some though, I decide I prefer to work on a fork, then I will create a new account there, possibly using the same user name if it is still available, or a new one. I don't think making passwords publicly available is a good

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Renaud MICHEL
Le dimanche 22 août 2010 à 16:58, Milo van der Linden a écrit : - Changing from mysql to postgresql/postgis as the core database This one has already been done during the API 0.6 switch, see http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Servers/smaug So this is actually a reason to fork for the pro-mysql

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Robert Kaiser
Anthony schrieb: On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Robert Kaiserka...@kairo.at wrote: Felix Hartmann schrieb: Instead of just moaning about the Odbl, let's stark working on a future without Odbl. If you do that, please do it on your own servers, mailing lists, and community, and with your

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Stefan de Konink
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Op 22-08-10 18:04, Renaud MICHEL schreef: Le dimanche 22 août 2010 à 16:58, Milo van der Linden a écrit : - Changing from mysql to postgresql/postgis as the core database This one has already been done during the API 0.6 switch, see

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Anthony
On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 8:13 AM, John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com wrote: I don't think making passwords publicly available is a good idea, but it might be a sign of good faith on OSM(F)'s behalf if it were to facilitate an easy method for people waiting to claim their account/edits on a

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Andrew Ayre
Eugene Alvin Villar wrote: On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Felix Hartmann extremecar...@googlemail.com mailto:extremecar...@googlemail.com wrote: This means we have to find a new domain, new servers, and get the usernames/passwords copied so people can login to the CCBYSA 2.0 fork

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Serge Wroclawski
On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Andrew Ayre a...@britishideas.com wrote: When I signed up for an account with OSM I didn't realize that my account information was going into a database that was also CCBYSA. It's not. This is just the dream of the forkers and then lots of random commenters. -

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Anthony
On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Andrew Ayre a...@britishideas.com wrote: When I signed up for an account with OSM I didn't realize that my account information was going into a database that was also CCBYSA. It wasn't, although arguably, the entire database (including usernames, passwords, and

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread 80n
On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Andrew Ayre a...@britishideas.com wrote: Eugene Alvin Villar wrote: On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Felix Hartmann extremecar...@googlemail.com mailto:extremecar...@googlemail.com wrote: This means we have to find a new domain, new servers, and get

Re: [OSM-talk] Let's prepare to Fork OSM to a CCBYSA 2.0 continuation

2010-08-22 Thread Norbert Hoffmann
Felix Hartmann wrote: As I stated, my goal is to have OSM to continue under CCBYSA2.0 As I see it CCBYSA is not a goal but a tool. Before asking us to work with - and to give our new data to - your project, it would be fair to tell us what your real goals are. Then ask some layers if CCBYSA is