[OSM-legal-talk] decision removing data

[Ed Avis]

Anthony <osm at ...> writes:

>>There isn't a switch to ODbL.  Just a (not very practical IMHO) plan to do so
>>at some point in the future,

>Did you see my addendum?  I don't trust the OSMF to properly remove
>all of my work and derivatives of my work if/when they stop releasing
>those derivatives under CC-BY-SA.  I don't trust them to do so because
>1) they don't have any detailed plans of how they're going to do so;
>2) the majority of OSMers seem to be under the impression that the
>data loss is not going to be massive; and 3) it's pretty much
>impossible - short of starting from a blank slate perhaps plus public
>domain data such as TIGER, you're never going to catch a large portion
>of derivative works.

I agree with all that - but I consider it to be their problem, not mine.
I'm still working hard to create a free map, as appeared to be the goal
when I signed up.  Of course I expect the project to respect the CC-BY-SA
terms under which I and others have contributed.

>I'm currently working on a fork.

I'm still hopeful that people will find some compromise, and it won't be needed.
(Myself I would be quite happy if the project chose a dual licence.)
But if a fork proves necessary, I'll be happy to help.

-- 
Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com>