[OSM-legal-talk] The big license debate

[Richard Fairhurst]

Lars Aronsson wrote:

> Sorry, this is not convincing.  Have you heard of the Gnu
> Manifesto?  Have you followed the 20 years of discussion between
> GNU/Linux and BSD software developers?  You make it sound as if we
> were here to define "freedom" for the first time.  We're not.

Actually, we _are_ here to define free data for the first time. People  
trying unthinkingly to apply the precepts of free software and  
creative works is part of the reason we find ourselves in such a mess.

cheers
Richard