[OSM-legal-talk] To calm some waters - about Section 3

[Sebastian Hohmann]

Kevin Peat schrieb:
> On 25 August 2010 08:41, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:
> 
>>
>> It is bad enough if the share-alike minority force their will on the rest
>> of the project now; we must not allow them to force their will on everybody
>> who is in OSM in 10 years' time.
>>
>>
> I find this oft-repeated argument to be totally bogus. It's like saying that
> I shouldn't paint my house because the person who owns it in 10 years time
> might not like it.
> 
> If OSMers in 2020 don't like the license they are free to change it or to
> start a new project just as people are today.
 >

Starting a new project would be like rebuilding the whole house, just to 
make it a new color. The upgrade clause is like repainting the house, 
but restricting this to only very few colors, might make a future owner 
unhappy.

Sebastian