[OSM-legal-talk] Starting Repository For Public Domain OSM Data

[Kari Pihkala]

What does OSM Foundation think about the PD repository? Would it make sense
to host both licences under the name OpenStreetMap or would it be confusing?
How much OSMF wants to be part of the PD version? After all, I think most of
the decisions will be the same for both (e.g. deciding about tags, road
types, changes in software...)

Also, how much software should these projects share? Should GPS-routes
always be uploaded to one place and then people can import them to ODBL or
PD database or do you think that we should build our own full software
stack?

I think sharing as much as possible would be the best choice, but it is
really up to OSMF to decide it.

- Kari


On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 5:58 AM, Joseph Gentle <josephg at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was looking at the OSGeo data committee wondering where their data
> was as they seem to have the same goals as us.
>
> I don't think picking the right PD license will be a particularly
> large hurdle. It is certainly less complicated than selecting a
> share-alike license :)  The wikipedia pd license looks good.
>
> I don't think it matters much where our mailing list is hosted. A
> google group would be fine; at least for the time being. Once we have
> project hosting somewhere and a project name we can move the mailing
> list.
>
> -J
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Sunburned Surveyor
> <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It seems our idea for a public domain repository of OSM data has some
> > merit. This means we have some things to decide on. A name, what
> > vehicle we will use to release the data under the public domain, a
> > host for our mailing list, and a sponsor for our data hosting needs.
> >
> > Should we just fire up a Google Group to communicate while we get
> > these things hammered out, or would OSM support a "public domain"
> > mailing list?
> >
> > Landon
> >
> > P.S. - I might be able to get the OSGeo Data committee to take an
> > interest in our project and help out with a server for our repository.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org>
> wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Frederik Ramm wrote:
> >>> I'm the person who started the "all my contributions are PD"
> >>> thing on the Wiki
> >>
> >> Seems I was wrong here, Wiki history lists RichardF as the inventor and
> >> myself as a mere follower a few weeks later! Well then, I guess, PD is
> >> not so great after all ;-)
> >>
> >> Bye
> >> Frederik
> >>
> >> --
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