[Talk-GB] OS Vector Map District

[David Groom]

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Fitzhugh" <davidttfitzhugh at yahoo.co.uk>
> To: <talk-gb at openstreetmap.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 9:26 PM
> Subject: [Talk-GB] OS Vector Map District
>
>
> While browsing in the area of Fakenham, Norfolk, UK, I came across some
> entries with the source = OS Vector Map District ( look at the woodland). 
> As
> I had not heard of this before I tried to look it up on the web and could
> not make sense of the OS copyright statements on their website. Can data
> from OS VMD be imported into OSM and if it can then why am I doing it the
> hard way ---GPS, surveys, using my eyes and writing it down in my little
> black book,---??
>
> David


I am of the opinion that the OS Opendata licence is not compatible with 
OSM's contributor terms.  However I know many on this list have a different 
view.

The matter was discussed by the licensing working group on 11 January 2011 
( see point 4 of minutes) [1].

On the minutes of almost every LWG meeting since then under "MATTERS ARISING 
(open action items from previous meetings)"   has been "Mike - Follow-up to 
try and get a meeting with OS", which I have taken to mean that the LWG are 
to follow up the issue of CT's  compatibility with the OS licence, and that 
the current position is still unresolved.

Regards

David


[1]  https://docs.google.com/View?id=dd9g3qjp_100cv4n9bdj