2009/9/29 Russ Nelson <[email protected]>: > Richard Fairhurst writes: > > Nick Whitelegg wrote: > > > One council (West Sussex) referred to its data as "public domain" > > > when I last looked. I'd guess that's the same for all councils. > > > > Bear in mind that "public domain" meaning "free of copyright" is a US term. > > The traditional UK meaning is quite different. > > Lawds, I wish the English could speak English. Who decided it would > be a good idea to fork off American into a whole 'nother language?
Actually American english is behind the times, it's an older form that never kept up with the rest of the world.... :) _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

