[OSM-legal-talk] [OSM-talk] ODbL vs CC-by-SA pros and cons

[edodd at billiau.net]

> On 08/29/2010 05:58 PM, Maarten Deen wrote:
>>
>  > I'm merely
>> pointing out that it is impossible to ask from a contributor to accept
>> the current license *and every imaginable other license* because we
>> don't know how the license will change in the future.
>
> We do know how the licence will change: it will change to address
> challenges to the freedom to use maps and geodata freely.
>
>> That, basically, is the same as asking to sign a blank sheet of paper.
>
> It's basically the same as copyright assignment. Which can work well for
> projects of non-profit foundations.
>
> - Rob.

This brings up an interesting point - is OSM a project of OSMF?
Legally it can not be so, for OSM existed first, and no vote has been
undertaken to transfer OSM to OSMF.
OSMF owns and runs the hardware, and more recently the domain name(s) have
become OSMF property.