On 4 Mar 2009, at 16:57, Matt Amos wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 12:49 AM, MP <singular...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 3. Define a way for feedback from the community. Maybe some  
>>> unoffical
>>> votes would have given an impression on how well a particular idea  
>>> would
>>> have worked.
>>
>> Maybe put up a poll like:
>>
>> Do you think OSM should change license for all data from cc-by-sa  
>> to odbl?
>>
>> ( ) Yes, I agree
>> ( ) Yes, but the license needs to be improved a bit first
>> ( ) I am not sure
>> ( ) I don't care, my contributions are PD.
>> ( ) I need more information
>> ( ) No, it is bad idea
>> ...
>>
>> along with link to license text + explkanation why the change would  
>> be
>> necessary, what about possible data deletion, etc ....
>
> richard has very helpfully started this process and posted a link to a
> similar poll to the list. for reference
> http://weait.com/content/when-should-derived-database-share-alike-be-required

There is nothing worse than legal opinion by lay consensus.

Maybe an attack by aliens or CERN turning the world in to a black hole  
after a particle collider experiment goes wrong.

Best

Steve


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