[Talk-ca] Ping John Whelan?

[john whelan]

According to the new CT terms OSM can change the license to anything.

If I import data to OSM then I am responsible for ensuring I respect the
CANVEC licensing for any imports done in my name.  If someone else feels
comfortable importing under the new CT terms fine but I do not.

Cheerio John

On 6 June 2011 16:28, Bégin, Daniel <Daniel.Begin at rncan-nrcan.gc.ca> wrote:

>  John wrote: ...  I do not want to take the responsibility that OSM in its
> wisdom will change the license yet again to something that is not acceptable
> to CANVEC.
>
> John, what do you mean? What could happen that would make you responsible
> of a change in the licence?
>
> Daniel
>
>
>
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> *From:* john whelan [mailto:jwhelan0112 at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* June 6, 2011 16:17
> *To:* Richard Weait
> *Cc:* Talk-CA OpenStreetMap
> *Subject:* Re: [Talk-ca] Ping John Whelan?
>
> Acting on your advice I accepted the new CT.  On looking more deeply into
> the subject I note that I have retrospectively allowed OSM to license
> anything I have ever added to the map in any way they wish.  Currently it is
> odbl but the CT allows anything, the license seems to be an ever changing
> document.
>
> Looking at my data I have a couple of footpaths that were entered from a
> GPS track and one or two other items these I'm happy to have under the new
> CT but very little else.
>
> I find it is not possible to retract my acceptance.
>
> I have made three separate inquiries on how to get all my edits removed but
> all have been ignored.
>
> *
> So I can see no other option than to remove them all manually. *
>
>
> If someone else wishes to do an import from CANVEC most can be replaced
> quite quickly, however I do not want to take the responsibility that OSM in
> its wisdom will change the license yet again to something that is not
> acceptable to CANVEC.
>
> I also note that according to Fredrick some mappers have already been
> deleting entries for people who have not accepted the CT so it seemed to be
> an appropriate time to start deleting.
>
> Sorry for any inconvenience.
>
> Cheerio John
>
> On 6 June 2011 15:28, Richard Weait <richard at weait.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear John,
>>
>> Your edit today http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/8355694
>> deleted thousands of nodes and ways, with a comment of "bixi
>> bike_rental" but in fact deleted large portions of Leslie park.
>>
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=-75.8392303&minlat=45.3141652&maxlon=-75.7587115&maxlat=45.3763387&box=yes
>>
>> You seem to have accidentally made the same mistake yesterday, with
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/8355396 and several
>> other changesets which delete thousands of nodes and ways, removing
>> large portions of the map in Lincoln heights,  Bel-air hieghts,
>> Ottawa, etc.
>>
>> What's going on, John?
>>
>>
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=-75.7155206&minlat=45.3971371&maxlon=-75.6772372&maxlat=45.4266653&box=yes
>>
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=-75.7155206&minlat=45.3971371&maxlon=-75.6772372&maxlat=45.4266653&box=yes
>>
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=-75.7847794&minlat=45.338809&maxlon=-75.705353&maxlat=45.3970339&box=yes
>>
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=-75.8392303&minlat=45.3141652&maxlon=-75.7587115&maxlat=45.3763387&box=yes
>>
>
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