[OSM-talk] Why PD is not better for business

[Paul Wagener]

Op 11 dec 2009, om 10:11 heeft John Smith het volgende geschreven:

> 2009/12/11 Paul Wagener <osm-talk at paulwagener.nl>:
>> This might sound like a crazy idea, but can't we just ask businesses
>> nicely about giving us their added data back?
>> It has already got us this far. You'd be surprised how far a little
>> mutual trust can get you.
>
> Isn't that in essence what licenses are for?

No, the licenses are for forcing businesses to give us their added  
data back.
That is something else entirely.