[OSM-talk] I don't want companies stealing OSM data that I contribute!

[Felix Hartmann]

  On 19.08.2010 12:07, Valent Turkovic wrote:
> AFAIK with new Contributor Terms [1] all data entered into OSM can be
> taken by some company, closed and they could create a product made profit
> on it.
>
> Yes or no? Please just answer this for start.
>
> I have no problem with companies making a profit, just go ahead and do it.
>
> I have a problem with companies that would like to take data, add some of
> their own and not release it, and prohibit making derivative works from
> data that is based on OSM.
>
> If this is true then there needs to be a fork in this project as soon as
> possible.
>
> Sorry for the tone of this message.
>
> [1] http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/License/Contributor_Terms
>
>
>
It is true, (they just need to seperate it in two databases, which can 
be anyhting), I also think the new license because of this clause is 
utter rubbish and if it goes through there needs to be a fork. Is 
openfreemap.org still available?