[OSM-legal-talk] Phase 4 and what it means

[Ed Avis]

I don't think that edit wars to deliberately change the licence status of bits of
map are the way forward - for either side.  It's just as unacceptable from the
pro-ODbL camp as from the pro-CC camp.

However, I can understand that if mappers believe that large amounts of data will
be deleted (which is a self-fulfilling prophecy to some extent) then they will
want to recreate it.

One way might be to create a second, 'ODbL-pure' database where there is full
licence to rip out anything from contributors who don't support the ODbL change.
Then if this version of the map becomes better than the current OSM it can
replace it.  Indeed, that could be a gradual changeover rather than a big bang.

None of this reduces the need to reach out to all contributors, whichever side of
the licensing debate they are on, and for all sides to find a constructive way
forward rather than hardening positions and seeing who blinks first.

-- 
Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com>