[OSM-talk] [Announce] OSMF license change vote has started

[Anthony]

On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Anthony wrote:
>
>  On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org <mailto:
>> osm at inbox.org>> wrote:
>>
>>    I haven't decided, but I'll probably even grant y'all the permission
>>    to use my previous contributions without any restrictions
>>    whatsoever.  I don't have a problem with that.  What I have a
>>    problem with is agreeing to the ODbL.
>>
>>
>> Make that a button, and allow me to click on it without agreeing to a TOS,
>> and I'll even do that.
>>
>> 1) Agree
>> 2) Agree; and declare that I consider all my data PD
>> 3) Refuse
>> 4) Refuse; and declare that I consider all my data PD
>>
>
> But by hitting "Agree" you don't agree to ODbL - you just agree that OSMF
> distribute your data under ODbL.
>
> So if it is really your intention to not use OSM data any more but still
> let us use your past contributions, you can safely check one of the Agree
> options?
>

I don't know.  I've asked the legal list for the answer to this, and I only
got one response, which I found unclear.  My understanding is that "by using
this site you agree to the ODbL" will be part of the terms of service of the
OSM website, so I can't even *reject* the contributor terms without agreeing
to the ODbL.  According to the new terms of service, if I don't agree to the
ODbL, I can't access the site at all, right?  I assume a court will be okay
with me accessing the site once, to read the terms of service, though.
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