According to the new CT terms OSM can change the license to anything. If I import data to OSM then I am responsible for ensuring I respect the CANVEC licensing for any imports done in my name. If someone else feels comfortable importing under the new CT terms fine but I do not.
Cheerio John On 6 June 2011 16:28, Bégin, Daniel <[email protected]> wrote: > John wrote: ... I do not want to take the responsibility that OSM in its > wisdom will change the license yet again to something that is not acceptable > to CANVEC. > > John, what do you mean? What could happen that would make you responsible > of a change in the licence? > > Daniel > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* john whelan [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* June 6, 2011 16:17 > *To:* Richard Weait > *Cc:* Talk-CA OpenStreetMap > *Subject:* Re: [Talk-ca] Ping John Whelan? > > Acting on your advice I accepted the new CT. On looking more deeply into > the subject I note that I have retrospectively allowed OSM to license > anything I have ever added to the map in any way they wish. Currently it is > odbl but the CT allows anything, the license seems to be an ever changing > document. > > Looking at my data I have a couple of footpaths that were entered from a > GPS track and one or two other items these I'm happy to have under the new > CT but very little else. > > I find it is not possible to retract my acceptance. > > I have made three separate inquiries on how to get all my edits removed but > all have been ignored. > > * > So I can see no other option than to remove them all manually. * > > > If someone else wishes to do an import from CANVEC most can be replaced > quite quickly, however I do not want to take the responsibility that OSM in > its wisdom will change the license yet again to something that is not > acceptable to CANVEC. > > I also note that according to Fredrick some mappers have already been > deleting entries for people who have not accepted the CT so it seemed to be > an appropriate time to start deleting. > > Sorry for any inconvenience. > > Cheerio John > > On 6 June 2011 15:28, Richard Weait <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear John, >> >> Your edit today http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/8355694 >> deleted thousands of nodes and ways, with a comment of "bixi >> bike_rental" but in fact deleted large portions of Leslie park. >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=-75.8392303&minlat=45.3141652&maxlon=-75.7587115&maxlat=45.3763387&box=yes >> >> You seem to have accidentally made the same mistake yesterday, with >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/8355396 and several >> other changesets which delete thousands of nodes and ways, removing >> large portions of the map in Lincoln heights, Bel-air hieghts, >> Ottawa, etc. >> >> What's going on, John? >> >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=-75.7155206&minlat=45.3971371&maxlon=-75.6772372&maxlat=45.4266653&box=yes >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=-75.7155206&minlat=45.3971371&maxlon=-75.6772372&maxlat=45.4266653&box=yes >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=-75.7847794&minlat=45.338809&maxlon=-75.705353&maxlat=45.3970339&box=yes >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=-75.8392303&minlat=45.3141652&maxlon=-75.7587115&maxlat=45.3763387&box=yes >> > >
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