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

Maarten Deen mdeen at xs4all.nl
Mon Jun 6 14:23:08 BST 2011


On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:14:29 +0200, Frederik Ramm wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Mike Dupont wrote:
>> but seriously, the license team is not concerned about porting the
>> licenses to other jurisdictions, but once you have signed the new
>> contributor terms, they will not ever have to ask you again. This
>> process is about you giving up all your rights, not them doing
>> anything for it in return.
>
> Well the "license team" does not *gain* anything from you signing the
> contributor terms, so what should they do for you in return?

The license team is part of OSMF and OSMF does gain a lot in signing 
the contributor terms. It gains the right to exploit the data in the 
database.

> The Contributor Terms require a 2/3 majority and a "free and open
> license". If you truly believe that the word "at whim" is a correct
> desription for that, consult a dictionary.

Why is that 2/3 majority not sought for the current license move?

Regards,
Maarten



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