[OSM-legal-talk] CT, section 3

[Anthony]

>> Maybe we should work on that bit then. Not give the individual an
>> opt-out right, but instead force OSMF to publish. Something like: "As a
>> condition of this agreement, OSMF agrees not only to license the
>> database under the licenses given, but also to make the database
>> publicly available" or so.
>
> Yes, that would certainly be an improvement over the current wording.

Agreed, it would be a much needed improvement.

Moreover, why not force OSMF to publish under CC-BY-SA?  Then you
don't even have to delete the work of the people who don't agree to
the CT.

People keep drawing an analogy between the OSM move and the Wikipedia
one, and that's what Wikipedia did.  They dual licensed Wikipedia
under *both* the GFDL *and* CC-BY-SA.

>
> But let me change my thought experiment to something less absurd:
> Let us assume the OSMF have a vote to change the license of OpenStreetMap to
> Public Domain some time in the future. Let us also assume that the community
> is highly devided on this issue, with 25% of the active contributors in
> support, 20% in opposition, and 55% not caring either way. The license change
> is then not approved under the CT. Let us assume that the PD-supporters are
> greatly annoyed by the fact the a minority of 20% can prevent what they
> consider to be a vital step for the future of OpenStreetMap. The OSMF
> therefore releases a new version of the CT replacing the 2/3 majority with a
> simple majority. Everyone who does not agree to the new CT is prevented from
> further contributions. After 6 months, none of the PD-opponents are active
> contributors any more, so their contributions can easily be relicensed by a
> 2/3 majority decision.
>
> Of course, such a series of events would be hightly damaging to the community.
> But if the current CT are forced on PD-opponents in a similar vein, then the
> harm to the community will be done even sooner.
>
> Bye,
>
> Olaf
>
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