[OSM-talk] [talk-au] Fwd: Re: Why PD is not better for business
Peter Childs
pchilds at bcs.org
Fri Dec 11 14:47:34 GMT 2009
2009/12/11 paul youlten <paul.youlten at gmail.com>:
> Dave,
>
> Clearly all those things, and much more, can and should be mapped.
> They can all be seen on the street and they all have public access. I
> agree: "If it's a physical entity then it can be mapped." ++
>
> What is less clear is what happens if changing the licence means we
> lose "invisible" administrative boundaries and data from areas where
> public access is difficult, restricted or non-existent.
>
> For example would be nice to include the boundaries of a UK National
> Park or a site of special scientific interest or (dare I say it) the
> coastline of Australia - but I don't think it is a "disaster" that
> threatens the future of the project if these things are removed
> because of a change in the licence.
>
> PY
>
>From having seen it in quite a few Open Source projects, it would be a
death sentence.
Peter
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