[OSM-legal-talk] odbl

[Mike N]

> But this is the problem; the "legal side of things" is the central
> issue to OpenStreetMap at the moment. You can't simply try and
> sideline a difficult issue by describing it as "legal".

   No one is sidelining anything - if it's worthy of discussion, discuss 
it with those who can answer the questions in a forum where it can be 
examined in detail.

 > In fairness, I don't want to get spammed on the talk list with
 > trolling (Anthony?) remarks about the license change, but saying that
 > people can't ask questions about it *at all* is just a lazy attempt to
 > try and ignore the defining feature of OSM. There's a balance that
 > needs to be struck, but people should understand that legal issues are
 > core to OSM.

   I'm not sure how discussing it one place VS another changes anything 
except filling email boxes of those who don't care on 'talk' - why is 
everyone so afraid of seeking answers on legal-talk?