[Talk-GB] Dorset/Wilts county boundary wrong...is there adefinitive source?

Emilie Laffray emilie.laffray at gmail.com
Wed Sep 8 15:44:55 BST 2010


On 8 September 2010 15:08, 80n <80n80n at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Kevin Peat <kevin at kevinpeat.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 8 September 2010 10:07, 80n <80n80n at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Kevin Peat <kevin at kevinpeat.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Until the issue of whether the OS datasets can be used under the new
>>>> license/CT is resolved it seems a bit pointless doing anything like this
>>>> whatever the merits might be.
>>>
>>>
>>> The OS datasets are compatible with OSM as it stands at the moment.
>>> Worrying about future incompatibilities that may or may not happen is not
>>> helpful to the project.
>>> ...
>>>
>>
> I should qualify my sweeping statement about OS datasets being compatible
> with OSM.  They are if you are an old contributor.  They are *not* if you
> signed up after 12th May, because Ordnance Survey's license is incompatible
> with the new Contributor Terms.
>
> So if you are a new contributor, too bad.
>

To the best of my knowledge, legal counsel has not yet stated so, as the LWG
has approached legal counsel on that particular topic. So until we have
something whether negative or positive, the point you are making is pretty
much moot.

Emilie Laffray
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