[OSM-talk] The long tail

[Thomas Walraet]

> For the benefit of non native English speakers an NDA is a non 
> disclosure agreement, ie data can be shared between the parties, but on 
> strict terms and not released for general use.

Which is totally against the license used for OSM data. (I know I repeat 
myself)

If Steve don't want to see "his" DB in the wild, he can give it only to 
people he trust and gently ask not to redistribute it. This is the only 
legal way I see to keep something free (FSF meaning) but not publicly 
released.


I can understand a "please don't distribute it widely at the moment". 
But if someone here ask a real NDA for data under a CC license, I 
strongly understand Imi's talking about « differences in the 
understanding of "free" » :)