[OSM-legal-talk] Contact Info For Tom Hughes Regarding Public Domain Mailing List

[Tom Hughes]

Nic Roets wrote:

> Many OSM contributors indicated that they are interested in a PD 
> alternative (Richard, Frederik, myself etc). I believe that having a PD 
> database (subset) many have a few applications. Like showcasing OSM on 
> website where a viral license will be an issue. Google Earth etc.

None of which explains how, on a practical level, it is supposed to 
work. As I understand it the PD database would operate in parallel and 
people who wanted to would upload to both that and OSM but while that 
can work for new objects I don't see how it can work where an existing 
object is being edited.

Not that I really care about how it works unless it is an official part 
of OSM that I and the other admins are going to be expected to provide 
resources for, which is where we came in with a request for resources to 
be allocated to the project.

> We all want to improve OSM data quantity and quality. We just haven't 
> agreed on weather a viral license will help or hinder. Just like we 
> haven't agreed on JOSM vs. Potlatch.

No, but some of us are trying to work to achieve the best consensus 
possible within the existing project while others appear to be trying to 
fragment the project.

Tom

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