On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 4:36 AM, Ed Avis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eda@waniasset.com">eda@waniasset.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">James Livingston <lists@...> writes:<br>
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>The relevant question is then "Is hosting a copy of ODbL licensed material (e.g.<br>
>a planet dump) on your website without requiring people to agree to a contract a<br>
>violation of the ODbL?".<br>
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</div>I would certainly hope not. If it is, then the ODbL can hardly be said to be<br>
a free licence.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>I'm not sure anyone credible has claimed that it is a free license. The purpose of a free license is to grant permissions, not to impose restrictions.</div></div>