[OSM-talk] Hypothetical question about objects that will not be relicensed

[Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason]

On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 21:48, Nathan Edgars II <neroute2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> (posted here rather than on legal-talk because it's at its core a
> question about editing standards)
> Let's say I'm mapping an area and I notice an existing way that I know
> will not survive the relicensing process. (Part of the hypothetical
> situation is that one can be sure about this.) Were I to add tags to
> it, my work would be lost once we switch to ODBL. So would I be wrong
> to delete it and replace it with a new way, even if the new one is not
> as good as the old "tainted" one?

We don't even know if we're going to switch licenses yet, so don't do that.

Replacing data like this is best done on a project-wide basis later
on, once we can assess the extent of the damage.