[OSM-talk] The long tail - lowest common denominator

[Richard Fairhurst]

David wrote:

>> 1. The freedom for anyone to use OSM geodata for any purpose [=FSF
>> "freedom 0"]
> .
> .
> .
>> 5. You can charge money for products using OSM geodata as long as the
>> licence terms are satisfied. [=not CC-NC]
>> 6. You can superimpose a "layer" or "mashup" on top of OSM geodata with
>> no restrictions on the licence of the other layer/mashup data. [=Imi's
>> "I created a layer..." in the Legal FAQ]
>
> These appear to disagree with 1. If you agree with one, then there is
> not problem with either of these as you can use the data for any
> purpose.
>
> I agree with 1. The current license doesn't agree with 1.

If I'm understanding you right, you're saying that 1 means "you can do  
what the hell you like" and thus 5 and 6 are redundant, right?

I see what you mean (that's a pro-PD/BSD argument, I think), but the  
Free argument is that point 1 should coexist with a viral clause ("to  
protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that forbid anyone  
to deny you these rights or to ask you to surrender the rights")...  
hence the whole thing that Imi's talking about.

Any neutral suggestions for rephrasing welcome!

cheers
Richard