[OSM-legal-talk] US local government data: negotiating license?

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

Gervase Markham wrote:
>> After xxxx, the trail data will be merged into a global public
>> database called OpenStreetMap. OpenStreetMap is a non-commercial
>> project
> 
> No, it's not - or, at least, to claim this is to suggest that the data
> is only used non-commercially, which is definitely wrong.

I had the same thoughts when reading the text, but later it says that 
the data can be used by anyone for any purpose as long as they comply 
with attribution and sharing requirements, and with that proviso I think 
it is ok (and true!) to say that OSM is a non-commercial project.

Bye
Frederik

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