Great news On Mar 3, 2017 9:16 PM, "Stewart C. Russell" <scr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just got access to the OSMF LWG draft minutes from yesterday, and I have > good news: Ottawa ODL 2.0 data *can* be included in the OSM database. > > The minutes link - https://docs.google.com/document/d/ > 1KyTLbQWSmo1rdoppqlFGTB3by-qVAzjLo_LPml3Ri9Y/edit - is still draft so may > not be generally readable, so I've included the text in full below: > > *5. Statement on Ottawa Open Data Licence Version 2.0 compatibility* > > Approval of the following statement: > > --- > > The LWG has been asked to determine the compatibility of Ottawa Open Data, > Licence Version 2.0 (Ottawa ODL 2.0) with the ODbL 2.0 in conjunction with > importing so licensed data. The text of the Ottawa ODL 2.0 can be found here > <http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/get-know-your-city/open-data#open-data-licence-version-2-0> > *http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/get-know-your-city/open-data#open-data-licence-version-2-0* > <http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/get-know-your-city/open-data#open-data-licence-version-2-0> > > The Ottawa ODL 2.0 is a localised version of the OGL Canada > <http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada> > *http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada* > <http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada> which in turn > is loosly based on the UK OGL. The changes relative to the OGL Canada due > to localisation are the licensor (the City of Ottawa) and reference to the > definition of "personal information" as defined in the "Ontario Municipal > Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act", > > The LWG has determined > > - > > that the attribution requirements of the Ottawa ODL 2.0 can be met by > adding the required text to the wiki contributor page and corresponding > changeset source attribute values, and that there is no downstream > attribution requirement, > - > > that we are not using "Personal Information" as defined in the licence > and referenced legislation, > > and that so licensed material can be included in the OpenStreetMap dataset > and distributed on ODbL 1.0 terms. > > In the past the local variants of the OGL Canada have varied widely and > have in some cases included additional terms that have made them > incompatible with the ODbL and in some instances non-open. For this reason > we are not making a blanket statement on other such localised versions of > the OGL at this point in time and will continue to review them on a case by > case base. > > --- > > Approved with 4 yes, 1 abstain. > > > I've also updated the wiki page. > > Have a great weekend! > Stewart > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > >
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