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On 30.08.2010 01:23, Henk Hoff wrote:
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cite="mid:AANLkTikbKmF+QF-nXqomaiPBhyLPRGq4DydBDF82EdSw@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">In the end you still have different databases with
different licenses that are not all interoperatible with
eachother. So what have we gained?</blockquote>
<font face="Trebuchet MS">Here is an excerpt from the recent board
meeting minutes:<br>
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"* How to handle potential forks (mail of TimSC)<br>
Board hands this issue to the strategic working group with the
guideline to keep the data under the primary license."<br>
<br>
I think it is clear that with the effort put in the license change
the idea to handle a fork under the umbrella of the OSMF is not
capable of winning a majority within the OSMF. Otherwise it would
make more sense to establish an ODbL fork rather than changing the
license of the primary database.<br>
<br>
Oliver<br>
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