[OSM-legal-talk] Licence brief/Use Case - final call forcomments

Peter Miller peter.miller at itoworld.com
Tue Oct 14 12:21:41 BST 2008



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> bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)
> Sent: 14 October 2008 11:54
> To: 'Licensing and other legal discussions.'
> Subject: [Spam] Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Licence brief/Use Case - final call
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> Peter Miller wrote:
> >Sent: 14 October 2008 10:28 AM
> >To: 'Licensing and other legal discussions.'
> >Subject: [OSM-legal-talk] Licence brief/Use Case - final call for
> comments
> >
> >This is a final call for comments by readers of legal-talk for feedback
> on
> >the brief and the use cases.
> >
> 
> I'd just like to point out that this "final call for comments" is your
> suggestion. Those dealing with the licence drafting process in the OSMF
> have
> not set any final call on feedback or use cases, in fact we haven't yet
> called for comment on either at the present time. While the use cases will
> indeed be useful we don't consider that the process is closed and
> contributors are welcome to add new use case questions to the wiki at any
> time, as per any other wiki page.

Sure, but we must get all the discussions and arguments out the way sooner
rather than later! If we have a target to get this completed by Xmas then we
need to be resolving the Brief and the Use Cases very soon.

Yes, I am aware of what SteveC is doing and believe my contribution is
complimentary. I am however stepping into an apparent gap in regard to
getting some of this out the way ready for the legal brief.

If the foundation (or anyone else) disagrees with the brief or the use cases
we have evolved on this list in the past two weeks then it would be very
useful to have their input soon so that other interested parties on this
list can consider the remaining issues.

> 
> >I suggest that we next put together a project plan to bring the licence
> >elegantly into life and sort out what needs to be done, by when and by
> whom
> >to achieve that? I will add a proposed task-list to the wiki when I next
> >have a chance and we can then refine it and then pick up individual
> tasks.
> >There will be consensus building tasks (on Talk, talk-de and other local
> >and specialist talk lists); legal tasks (to codify the licence), there
> will
> >be technical tasks (seeing who needs to be contacted in each area, see
> what
> >data is at risk in any particular area, to allow people to accept the new
> >terms and see their data becoming 'safe'), and finally there will be
> >outreach tasks (to get buy in from individual contributors in each area,
> in
> >particular from major contributors who are not on talk to increase the
> >amount of safe data). Finally there will be a painful technical task to
> >remove 'non-safe' content.
> 
> You are already aware that the OSMF has an ongoing project in this respect
> and SteveC posted an update on progress only two days ago. Most of what
> you
> are suggesting above is already in our implementation plan. We very much
> welcome the work that has been done by you and others over the last few
> weeks so we will be happy to see a task list appearing but don't be
> surprised if the final process is undertaken in a different format.
> Anything
> put up on the wiki will be noted and incorporated into the master plan
> where
> the need is seen, and of course we will continue to provide updates as and
> when there is something concrete to report.
>

Again, yes I am aware of SteveC's post and did talk to him at the weekend. I
will put up a 'straw-man' project plan and then we can discuss it. I am
please that the Foundation will take note of the discussions on this list.

Again, I am just stepping into a perceived gap and aiming to help the
project to a harmonious and successful conclusion within the timeframe the
foundation has set itself.

Thanks for all your work and I expect that the two work streams will come
together in the near future.

Regards,

 

Peter

 
> Cheers
> 
> Andy
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