[OSM-legal-talk] PD vs SA: The eternal battle

[bvh]

On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:09:53PM +0100, Brian Quinion wrote:
> > Actually no, your bus company is just going to take PD-OSM data and is
> > going to bring out a map with its bus routes.  And its competitor is
> > going to do the same. And no one will have the ability to take both
> > maps and bring out one comprehensive 'public transport' map for your
> > town containing routes from all bus companies. The consumer loses.
> Just to point out that under the new license (and probably the current
> one) they can do this anyway - and so can the fast food chains and
> most anyone else.  They just create it as a seperate layer or as pins
> on the map and as a result don't have to contribute their data back.

I understand this, and I find it a step backwards. But that's probably
just me.

cu bart