<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 2:17 AM, Matt Amos <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matt@asklater.com">matt@asklater.com</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="im">Erik Johansson wrote:<br>
> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 1:53 AM, Matt Amos <<a href="mailto:matt@asklater.com">matt@asklater.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Erik Johansson wrote:<br>
>>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Frederik Ramm <<a href="mailto:frederik@remote.org">frederik@remote.org</a>><br>
>>> wrote:<br>
>>>> Hi,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Erik Johansson wrote:<br>
>>>>> Anything that was CC-By-SA is always share alike, the ODBL leaves that<br>
>>>>> SA philosophy altogether.<br>
>>>> No, not leaves it altogether - reduces it to data.<br>
>>> Being able to remix is the spirit of CC-by-SA, so this is a huge<br>
>>> change for me. So It seems no one has a good argument for removing<br>
>>> Share Alike from the license.<br>
>> you're referring to share-alike on the images? the proposal isn't suggesting<br>
>> removing share-alike on the data, it's suggesting adding it.<br>
>><br>
>> i've already stated my argument for removing share-alike requirements on the<br>
>> creative output of other people. you clearly don't think it is "good". ;-)<br>
><br>
> Rendering a map is about a creative as mapping a village, so no I see<br>
> no value added by combining a stylesheet with "geodata". The product<br>
> of that process is probably always copyrightable even though there is<br>
> no creative process in it.<br>
<br>
</div>mapping a village is a matter of recording the accurate positions of<br>
features and, while it certainly requires skill and intelligence, it<br>
doesn't require creativity (or we wouldn't be hearing lawyers saying our<br>
license doesn't work).<br>
<br>
combining a stylesheet with geodata, as you say, requires no creativity.<br>
in many cases it's as simple as running a program, which RichardF<br>
already demonstrated isn't a creative activity.<br>
<br>
*creating* a stylesheet is a very creative process, requiring judgement<br>
and skill to balance the colours, line styles, iconography and<br>
typography over various scales. have a go at it, it's harder than it<br>
looks ;-)<br></blockquote><div><br>So you don't even want to license *creative* works under CC BY-SA? Makes your argument that OSM shouldn't use CC BY-SA because it's broken for data, a bit thin. You're really opposed to anything free except the poor suckers who contribute. They get nothing back.<br>
<br>How the hell did OSMF let someone with views like yours onto the LWG in the first place? You really don't represent the views of the community.<br><br><br><br><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im"><br>
> Without the work of all contributors there wouldn't be any map, and if<br>
> you don't value that enough to license a rendering of my map in a way<br>
> that I can use it then you are a leech, and I don't see why I should<br>
> let you use my map.<br>
<br>
</div>that's part of the question we're asking in the survey. personally, i'm<br>
happy to let people do what they like with their own creative output<br>
(providing they attribute OSM), but i understand that your view is<br>
different.<br>
<br>
let's say i spend a huge amount of time creating a new font, a new icon<br>
set and a style which pulls them all together in harmony. you're saying<br>
that if i want to use OSM data then i have to give all of those things<br>
away, since they're part of the rendering?<br>
<br>
i did spend a while creating an icon set and i put it in the public<br>
domain because i felt that was the best thing to do, but i would defend<br>
other people's choice not to.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
>> what is important to me is that the geodata itself remain<br>
>> usable, open and free.<br>
><br>
> That is important, sadly many people are not bothered by their data<br>
> being entered into closed databases.<br>
<br>
</div>maybe they're only concerned about getting the rendered map? google map<br>
maker, for example, is a "free" map (free of cost), but you don't get<br>
access to the data.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
>>> it has always been about the creativity in<br>
>>> creating a map and the biggest product of this is the rendered map.<br>
>> that's your point of view, but i've always felt that the data is far more<br>
>> important than the map for two reasons; i can recreate the map from the<br>
>> data, and a lot of effort goes into creating a really good map which i think<br>
>> should be rewarded.<br>
><br>
> The data is completely useless without a rendered map, unless you are<br>
> an anal retentive packrat, and it's ok I like collecting data as much<br>
> as I like making maps. But when I actually have to use them it's good<br>
> to know that people will share their progress in using your anal<br>
> retentiveness so that it's actually useful.<br>
<br>
</div>i think the new nominatim geocoder is very useful, and it doesn't use a<br>
rendered map. the various OSM routing applications, garmin and navit<br>
downloads don't use a rendered map and they're very useful. i'm sure the<br>
mapnik, t@h and other OSM cartographers will continue to provide their<br>
tiles under a usable license, not because they have to but because they<br>
want to.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> I know very few people that can recreate the map, you and Frederik<br>
> might both be able but very few people can.<br>
<br>
</div>i'm not sure i understand your point. you've said that the data being<br>
free and open is important, but that it's useless without a rendered<br>
map. you've said that creating a rendered map isn't a creative activity,<br>
but that very few people can do it.<br>
<br>
i think that the number of sites out there rendering OSM data shows that<br>
many people can do it, and the range of their cartography shows the<br>
creativity and skill they're employing to do it, for example many of the<br>
sites listed here<br>
<a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/List_of_OSM_based_Services" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/List_of_OSM_based_Services</a><br>
<br>
cheers,<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
matt<br>
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