On Dec 7, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Michael Barabanov wrote: > I wonder how easy it is in fact to usefully take the OSM data without giving > things back, even with the current license. Seems to me, not so easy. OSM > data is not perfect. To create a value-add, a commercial entity would have to > extend it. So let's say they do in some non-trivial way (e.g. not just copy > the data wholesale or just create POIs). > The next few updates of OSM in the area in question will likely break those > extensions, as there doesn't seem to be a way to merge non-trivial changes > (e.g. topology changes). > The best course of action for such a commercial entity would be to contribute > things back then.
I take your point, but right now you can basically assume Google is infinitely smart with infinite resources unless it's something that involves a community, as we've seen. And PD wouldn't involve one. Yours &c. Steve _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
