[OSM-legal-talk] License Cut-over and critical mass

[Andy Allan]

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 1:32 PM, 80n <80n80n at gmail.com> wrote:

> The problem is there's no time limit either.  The process can be allowed to
> drag on for another 5 years if necessary.

That's not quite true, and I think you know that. The OSMF isn't
exactly likely to have this phase of the relicensing simply dragging
on - to start suggesting that it would isn't helpful and is another
"fear of the fear of ODbL" thing.

> All the time that there is uncertaintly about the license it is harming the
> project.  Deterring potential contributors and confusing prospective users.
> How much longer should this be allowed to continue?

I think "allowed to continue" is the wrong phrase. Perhaps "what can I
do to help speed things up?" would be better. Maybe working on (more)
documentation and outreach, or finding out what the holdup is with
allowing existing contributors to choose to relicense and offering to
help with that. I know I'm itching to be allowed to indicate my
preference, and I know that there's already something like 30,000
newbies who have agreed already.

Cheers,
Andy