[OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap.js redistribution

Tom Hughes tom at compton.nu
Tue Aug 10 00:30:08 BST 2010


On 10/08/10 00:21, Tim McNamara wrote:
> On 10 August 2010 10:10, arno <arno at renevier.net
> <mailto:arno at renevier.net>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>     I'd like to include OpenStreetMap.js file in my website, whose
>     sources are
>     published under agpl:
>     http://www.openstreetmap.org/openlayers/OpenStreetMap.js
>
>     I really dislike the idea of using javascript hosted on another
>     server, so I
>     won't link to hosted version. Then, I'd like to known if I can
>     include the
>     file in my website or no. I did not find anything about script reuse
>     in the
>     script or in "the rails port" sources.
>
> You are able to include the file in your website according to the terms
> of the licence. The AGPL is a strong copyleft licence. You can read
> about its terms at Wikipedia [1].

I think you've misunderstood - it is Arno's site that is AGPL not the 
script file on our site.

I'm not sure what the license is supposed to be for our site - GPL I 
think but I stand ready to be corrected.

Tom

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