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I just got access to the OSMF LWG draft minutes from yesterday, and
I have good news: Ottawa ODL 2.0 data <i>can</i> be included in the
OSM database.<br>
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The minutes link -
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KyTLbQWSmo1rdoppqlFGTB3by-qVAzjLo_LPml3Ri9Y/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KyTLbQWSmo1rdoppqlFGTB3by-qVAzjLo_LPml3Ri9Y/edit</a>
- is still draft so may not be generally readable, so I've included
the text in full below:<br>
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<font face="Verdana, serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt"
size="2"><b>5.
Statement on Ottawa Open Data Licence Version 2.0
compatibility</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana, serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt"
size="2">Approval
of the following statement:</font></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana, serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt"
size="2">The
LWG has been asked to determine the compatibility of Ottawa
Open
Data, Licence Version 2.0 (Ottawa ODL 2.0) with the ODbL 2.0
in
conjunction with importing so licensed data. The text of the
Ottawa
ODL 2.0 can be found here<a
href="http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/get-know-your-city/open-data#open-data-licence-version-2-0"></a></font></font><a
href="http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/get-know-your-city/open-data#open-data-licence-version-2-0"><font
color="#1155cc"><font face="Verdana, serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2"><u>http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/get-know-your-city/open-data#open-data-licence-version-2-0</u></font></font></font></a></p>
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<font face="Verdana, serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt"
size="2">The
Ottawa ODL 2.0 is a localised version of the OGL Canada<a
href="http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada">
</a></font></font><a
href="http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada"><font
color="#1155cc"><font face="Verdana, serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2"><u>http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada</u></font></font></font></a><font
face="Verdana, serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">
which in turn is loosly based on the UK OGL. The changes
relative to
the OGL Canada due to localisation are the licensor (the
City of
Ottawa) and reference to the definition of "personal
information" as defined in the "Ontario Municipal Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act",</font></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana, serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt"
size="2">The
LWG has determined</font></font></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%; orphans: 0;
widows: 0"> <font face="Verdana, serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">that the attribution
requirements of the Ottawa ODL 2.0 can be met by adding
the required text to the wiki contributor page and
corresponding changeset source attribute values, and
that there is no downstream attribution requirement,</font></font></p>
</li>
<li>
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widows: 0"> <font face="Verdana, serif"><font
style="font-size: 10pt" size="2">that we are not using
"Personal Information" as defined in the licence and
referenced legislation,</font></font></p>
</li>
</ul>
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<font face="Verdana, serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt"
size="2">and
that so licensed material can be included in the
OpenStreetMap
dataset and distributed on ODbL 1.0 terms.</font></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana, serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt"
size="2">In
the past the local variants of the OGL Canada have varied
widely and
have in some cases included additional terms that have made
them
incompatible with the ODbL and in some instances non-open.
For this
reason we are not making a blanket statement on other such
localised
versions of the OGL at this point in time and will continue
to review
them on a case by case base.</font></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana, serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt"
size="2">Approved with 4 yes, 1 abstain.</font></font></p>
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I've also updated the wiki page.<br>
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Have a great weekend!<br>
Stewart<br>
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