Exactly. I wouldn't like to see nodes with a license tag. Once again, it over-complicates things. Or do you want people asking, which PD data can they use and which they cannot?? <br><br>Importing PD data (such as TIGER) into OSM/PD isn't a problem. PD is PD.<br>
<br>I vote for the Wikipedia PD style of public domain for OSM/PD. Simply because it is simple. <br><br>Public Domain Dedication And License looks too complicated - I think it will scare people off. CC Zero is not finished. Once it is finished, I don't see any reasons why we couldn't later switch to CC Zero, if it turns out to be good.<br>
<br>- Kari<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 2:39 AM, Simon Ward <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:simon@bleah.co.uk">simon@bleah.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 02:17:46AM +1100, Joseph Gentle wrote:<br>
> We won't have all the data under one license though. Never will if<br>
> we're incorporating TIGER data and data from other governments.<br>
<br>
</div>Exactly, the point to keep in mind here is that you don't relicense<br>
stuff (at least not without much paperwork), you incorporate stuff that<br>
has a licence compatible with yours. In much GPL software, PD and MIT<br>
is acceptable, but the BSD licence with advertising clause isn't because<br>
it adds another incompatible restriction (the advertising clause). With<br>
OSM data it is similar: OSM can import TIGER data because it's PD, but<br>
can not incorporate data from Ordnance Survey that at first glance seems<br>
free but also restricts commercial use (unless licenced for many £).<br>
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Simon<br>
--<br>
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a<br>
simple system that works.—John Gall<br>
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