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<p>It is absolutely OSM's remit (remember, OSMF supports but doesn't control ;) ). OSM's mission statement since about day three has been that "most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from using them in creative, productive, or unexpected ways". Smashing legal and technical restrictions on geodata is what we're here for.</p>

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