[OSM-legal-talk] Deconstructing the "loss of data" claim

[SteveC]

On 20 Feb 2008, at 00:56, Frederik Ramm wrote:

> Steve,
>
>> For now, as Jordan is an actual lawyer, I'm going to continue voting
>> ODL.
>
> Jordan said, in a recent response to one of my posts and comparing ODL
> to a PD-type license:
>
> "I personally am neutral on a preference between the two and think
> that it would be wholly inappropriate for me to recommend one or the
> other to OSM. I think that anyone wanting to use one of the
> approaches should pick the one that best suits their needs."
>
> So while he crafted ODL and thinks it would work, he doesn't actually
> recommend anything, saying basically that we should know best what's
> good for us.

Frederik, come on, he's a lawyer and telling us one way or the other  
would be advice, and he can't give us that.

All he's doing is making sure he's not giving us advice, and that's  
perfectly fine, surely? We haven't paid him anything or signed a  
contract for him to represent us. If we did, then we may get that kind  
of advice.

have fun,

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