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

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

Maarten Deen wrote:
>> 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.

Another funny word, "exploit". When I read the Contributor Terms it says 
that OSMF has the right to license the database under one of currently 
two licenses, with the option of asking (!) the community to enhance 
that choice of licenses in the future.

I think this is not something that is a lot of fun, or of commerical 
value, or whatever. It is not a "gain", it is a responsibility that we 
burden OSMF with. I fail to see what Mike thinks OSMF should do "in 
return" for that burden.

>> 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?

Because we don't have any contributor terms that would save us from 
asking the remaining 1/3 after 2/3 have agreed, and thus a 2/3 majority 
would not be of any use currently.

Bye
Frederik

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