To all active members of OSM !
I found that only 250 or so OSM contributors out of 250.000 are actually members of OSMF. That is about 0.1 %. Nevertheless it's that 0.1 % that actually decides what will happen with OSM in the close future. The current OSMF members are all very valued contributors with a substantial track record and the best intentions to OSM's future, but they may be taking the wrong steps (IMHO). So as to make sure that your interests in OSM are truly represented by OSMF, I want to call everyone reading this message to once in their life spent a couple of beers (not the free ones) to become a member of OSMF. and make sure OSM remains Free !! To those that think that the current steps in license change may harm OSM, I want to say that joining OSMF is the only way left to influence this in your wanted direction. There are about 400 voters against the CT/ODBL, so if all motivated no-voters become member, that certainly makes a fist. To those who are in favor of the license change and really want to make sure that ODBL will be implemented ASAP, become member of OSMF, or otherwise the NO-voters may take over. Whatever the license result of your membership will be, the money spent is wisely spent as it will contribute to a better future for OSM, but then supported by a higher percentage of the community. Gert Gremmen ----------------------------------------------------- Openstreetmap.nl (alias: cetest) P Before printing, think about the environment.
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