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

[James Livingston]

On 30/08/2010, at 3:21 AM, Rob Myers wrote:
> It's basically the same as copyright assignment. Which can work well for projects of non-profit foundations.

It can yes, however there are a lot of developers who refuse to work on projects that require it, so it's a trade-off you have to make. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but there is a cost to requiring assignment.

(I have one or two patches I've submitted to various projects which are sitting unapplied because I didn't realise they required assignment)

-- 
James