[Openstreetmap] another licence question

[SteveC]

* @ 21/05/05 04:26:25 PM f_mohr at yahoo.de wrote:
> sorry to dwell on the licence topic ..
> but i'd like to get my streetmap data published
> (and was asked yesterday if i could give a talk about OSM
> for the series of lectures organiced by our local linux
> user group (dalug.org))
> - but as i stated before i need managements approval
> to work on IT related projects (even in my free time
> and even though i'm working in a total different IT area)
> and the request for approval needs to include the
> licence(s) of the project.
> 
> i finaly found time to have a look at the editor tools on
> openstreetmap.org and found
> 
> # By creating an account, you agree that all work
> # uploaded to openstreetmap.org and all data created
> # by use of any tools on openstreetmap.org is to be
> # licensed under this Creative Commons license.
> 
> shouldn't we just keep that:
> - CC for data
> - GPL for software

Thats exactly the case - the warning is making it explicit as you create
the account, just as the headers of most source files have the GPL at
the top


have fun,

SteveC steve at fractalus.com http://www.fractalus.com/steve/