[OSM-talk] NearMap Community Licence and OSM Contributor Terms

[Brendan Morley]

On 19/08/2010 9:58 PM, Chris Browet wrote:
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> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 13:29, Pierre-Alain Dorange <pdorange at mac.com 
> <mailto:pdorange at mac.com>> wrote:
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>     Chris Browet <cbro at semperpax.com <mailto:cbro at semperpax.com>> wrote:
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>     > I've seen often that the reply to this argument is that we must
>     trust OSMF,
>     > that it will make sure OSM is under good care.
>     > Honestly, in this world, who would trust a foundation whose
>     members he
>     > doesn't know personally? Even if he would, what about future
>     members?
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>     No one can know, but there is limitations in the Licence and CT. OSMF
>     can change licence to a free and open one not a closed one it can't be
>     done.
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> They definitely need to define that, it would help. "an OSI endorsed 
> free and open license", maybe...
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> - Chris -
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Then you'd be trusting OSI rather than OSMF.


Brendan
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