[Openstreetmap] Re: OSM License and debian

[frank]

Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> [Steve Coast]
> 
>>Would you and/or Petter like to be our contact with Debian? I know
>>Petter is interested in debian and I think also has contacts.
> 
> I'm more of a hang-around over at Debian GIS.  :)

my contacts to the debian project are basically those people
that are also members of our local LUG

> There is a mailing list,
> <URL:http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-grass-general>,
> and a wiki, <URL:http://pkg-grass.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl>.
> I'm not sure who is most central in the project, but I am sure they
> are reading the mailing list.  Some of the Debian GIS people visit
> #geo from time to time.

got a contact name last friday ... if i can't reach her before, i'll
meet her at the "linux tag" end next month

> But if we all agree that it should be possible to include data derived
> from OpenStreetmap.org in Debian/main, we should select a license
> following The Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG),
> <URL:http://www.debian.org/social_contract.en.html#guidelines>.  We
> should also pick a well known license, to reduce the work load of
> those needing to review our license.

as i wrote in my other mail .. those guidelines refer to software ..

> I've tried to attract people from Debian GIS to this project, but am
> not sure I've succeeded. :)

frank