On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Andy Allan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Right, while I've got the soapbox out, (and while I'm not feeling as >> ill as I was over the last few days), let me do a bit more explaining >> about OpenCycleMap and its "openness". I make the styles for >> OpenCycleMap. Just me. Dave helps out with the backend stuff that >> makes it all work, but I can point to the cartography and say "I did >> that". And I like the fact that the colours are all mine, and so on, >> and I get enjoyment from it. It's my little project and my little >> claim to fame. I'm happy to listen to people who have suggestions for >> changes, but I don't want to disappoint people if they work on a patch >> and I don't want to accept it. And most of all, I don't want someone >> to make something that looks just like opencyclemap but with one or >> two changes and call it their own, or anyone to think that project B >> is mine when it isn't. >> > > Right. You don't want to be open. That's fine, for what it is. You don't > have to always be open about everything. There are legitimate advantages to > being closed, some of which you have pointed out. But call it what it is. >
By the way, I should point out that I'm reading a little bit into your explanation. I assume you're aware that there are free licenses which don't allow people to use your work and call it their own, or to claim that a project is yours when it isn't. For instance, there's CC-BY-SA.
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