[OSM-newbies] newbies Digest, Vol 37, Issue 32

[Steve Doerr]

On 20/03/2010 13:34, Mike Harris wrote:

> It might be worth bearing in mind that - thanks in part from the
> pressures exerted by excellent projects such as OSM - the UK government
> and the OS are in the process of considerably liberalising their
> position on what may and what may not be done by taxpayers (who have
> already funded both the OS and the Highway Authority!)

Fallacious argument. Virtually every adult in the UK is a taxpayer, 
whereas hardly anyone is an OSM mapper. When the OS sells its products 
to an individual taxpayer, it is a case of 'the many' selling to 'the 
few': everyone pays for the OS, but only a few use its products, so it's 
only fair that the few should compensate the many for the investment 
they've made.

-- 
Steve