[OSM-legal-talk] CT clarification: third-party sources

Ed Avis eda at waniasset.com
Fri Dec 10 09:03:12 GMT 2010


Grant Slater <openstreetmap at ...> writes:

>>The definition of active
>>contributor can probably be altered by the simple expedient of blocking
>>contributions from those who don't click 'agree' to any proposed new policy.

>OSMF would have to block 1000s [1] of contributors/mappers for a
>period of at least 10 months, stop them from creating new accounts

(or require that any newly created account must agree to the new policy)

>and do this all without upsetting the rest of the contributors
>(electorate). While a theoretical, I simply do not see it happening.

That is reassuring.  I don't see it as realistic either, and I hope it won't
be attempted.

-- 
Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com>




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