[OSM-legal-talk] Fwd: Re: [OSM-talk] OSM layer into Adobe Illustrator?
Frederik Ramm
frederik at remote.org
Tue Feb 27 17:12:42 GMT 2007
Hi,
>> We are very much interested in world domination, er, a very
>> widespread use of our data (which, in turn, will make us better known
>> and perhaps lead to more contributions!). Anything that hinders such
>> widespread use could be interpreted - and is by Y.T. - as harming
>> OSM.
>
> Then going PD would be catastrophic, as it would hinder widespread use
I don't see why. A lot of data that is PD is also in widespread use.
(Aren't we using height contours and coastlines that are PD?)
> and harm OSM in the long term by discouraging contribution
I think that a very limited number of ideologically-minded people would
actually be discouraged. Your opinion is as good as mine. You are
someone who would be discouraged by a project being PD; I am someone
whose willingness to spend time on something is actually greater with a
PD effort than with copyleft stuff.
> and removing the freedom to
> use the work as broadly as possible.
I have protested that notion in the past and will again. Making
something PD does *not* remove freedom. It is pure demagogy to insist it
does.
Bye
Frederik
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