[OSM-talk] Contributor Terms

[80n]

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Pierre-Alain Dorange <pdorange at mac.com>wrote:

> 80n <80n80n at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > [...]
> > That said, the strategy adopted by OSFM is one that is calculated to load
> > the bases in favour of enabling them to switch to ODbL eventually.
>

I helped design the strategy.  The problem statement was "how are we going
to change the license when half the contributors won't respond, some will
refuse and some are even dead".  The solution, it was my suggestion, was to
use attrition.  Only permit new users to sign up to the new license terms.
Eventally new contributions will outnumber the old.

This decision was made in a meeting between four people: myself, Steve
Coast, Richard Fairhurst and Mike Collinson and is clearly documented here:
http://www.osmfoundation.org/images/e/e3/Osmf_boardminutes_20080320.pdf


> They do not intend to ask the whole community to vote on whether there
> should be a
> > switch.
>

There have been repeated calls for a vote by the whole community.  There has
been no response.


> > This is a sign of their attitude towards the community they
> > control.
>

That is purely my opinion.



>
> Seriously, you believe in that ?
> What is the plan ? Why such an evil plan ? What is the conspiracy ?
> They want to control the world ?
>

They do not want to control the world.  That would be silly.




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