[OSM-talk] License to kill

[SteveC]

On 4 Mar 2009, at 23:24, 80n wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 12:48 AM, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
>
> On 4 Mar 2009, at 08:12, Gervase Markham wrote:
> >> So lets concentrate on that. Lets build a better process. Lets
> >> build a
> >> consensus.
> >
> > Absolutely! As long as you allow us the time to (i.e. slow down and
> > stop
> > trying to get it done by the end of March!), then I'm all for  
> that :-)
>
> Maybe I'm making a mistake but the end of March is entirely driven by
> Jordan and the license comment process not me.
>
> It's great that Jordan wants to get 1.0 of the license out by April  
> 1st, but that doesn't then require that OSM adopts on the same  
> timescale.  If it is published and it still doesn't do what's needed  
> then we just work towards 1.1
>
> We shouldn't let other people's timescales force our own decisions.   
> If more time is needed, and there is a lot of opinion that suggests  
> it is, if the current issues cannot be resolved by April 1 then of  
> course we have the option to give ourselves more time.


Sure but we can also build a space laser if we want to. You're taking  
the benefit side in to account but not the cost.

If we get 99% there with version 1.0 and version 2.0 takes the next  
two years then the cost benefit, to me, would suggest 1.0 as the  
better deal.

Best

Steve