[talk-au] BYO restaurants

[David Murn]

On Wed, 2011-01-26 at 13:55 +1100, Elizabeth Dodd wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:58:04 +1000
> John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 26 January 2011 09:21, David Murn <davey at incanberra.com.au> wrote:
> > > Upon doing a bit of research, the exact meaning varies depending on
> > > where you are.  In [1]New York for example, a BYO establishment MUST
> > > have a liquor license.  In [2]Victoria, a BYO license (actually a
> > > permit) is for places that dont have a liquor license.
> > 
> > So what was your conclusion?
> > 
> Drink more or less?

I think the patriotic thing to do would be to visit some more licenced
premises before I reach a conclusion.  However, I think that given the
differences abound in different regions, Steve's suggestion of a binary
yes/no for both licenced and byo would be the best option unless any
further complications arise (eg, BYO beer or wine).  Steves suggested:

licenced=yes/no
byo=yes/no

The only issue I would have, is with the spelling of licence.  Steve
suggested licensed but as OSM is traditionally British English, shouldnt
licenced=yes/no be used?

taginfo shows licenced=yes has 2 usages where licensed=yes has 9, so its
early enough to still rectify the discrepencies.

David