[OSM-legal-talk] decision removing data

Anthony osm at inbox.org
Tue Aug 10 00:21:18 BST 2010


On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 6:11 PM, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
> It's not a bumbling mess.
>
> What's happening is very simple: The people on the LWG are too nice.
>
> Every time someone comes up with either a issue with either the process or license, the LWG take time to address it.
>
> I would estimate about 70 or 80% of these things are either bonkers, FUD or restatements of previous bonkers/FUD things.
>
> Given that the LWG are all volunteers and meet once a week and there have been hundreds of these emails, rants and people on the call, that means they literally spend years at this point dealing with this stuff.

That certainly sounds like a bumbling mess.  Design by committee at its finest.



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