[OSM-legal-talk] decision removing data

[Jamie Smith]

On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:
>>> They're vector graphics.
>>
>> They are vectors, but they sure aren't graphics.  Not until they get rendered.
>
> Is an svg file not graphics until it gets rendered?

Rendered != rasterised.  The vector data has no natural visual form.
Combined with some instructions and styling (i.e. draw a 3 pixel line
along these vectors in red with rounded caps), it can be rendered into
a visual form.  Like an SVG file.