[OSM-legal-talk] License update

[Charles Basenga Kiyanda]

Frederik Ramm wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   
>> This could take a little while, so we're thinking of changing the  
>> language of _new_ user signups to instead of releasing their work as  
>> CC, but as CC _or_ the ODL if the rest of the community vote on it.
>>     
>
> 1. It is, in my eyes, far from clear what exactly the community
> will vote on (will it be the ODL? what will the ODL look like by the
> time?) 
>
> 2. It is also far from clear who will "vote" and how this voting will
> look like. Who will be eligible? Etc.
>
> What happens if the project splits as a consequence of the license
> change, and the community in one sub-project gives it the license A and
> the community in the other sub-project gives it the license B? 
>
> Unless all this is clear to the person signing up, they'll have a very
> hard time finding out what exactly they agree to by signing up - and
> we have a very hard time telling them that without creating the
> impression that we don't give a damn for the community process because
> we know what the outcome will be anyway!
>
>   
I'm also wondering. How can one legally agree to release a contribution 
under a license which is unfinished? Or am I misunderstanding the 
situation and the ODL is in fact done?

Charles