[OSM-talk] ODbL vs CC-by-SA pros and cons

edodd at billiau.net edodd at billiau.net
Sat Aug 28 23:01:15 BST 2010


> On 28/08/10 14:47, Joe Richards wrote:
>> For those of us who perhaps haven't watched all of the threads too
>> carefully, is there such a thing as a list of the issues the new ODbL
>> was intended to address (its pros) and the problems that those who
>> wish to stick to the CC-by-SA license perceive with the switch (cons)?
>
> Here are two lists, but they might not be complete:
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_License/Why_You_Should_Vote_Yes
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_License/Why_You_Should_Vote_No
>
> The ODbL proposal document and supporting pages sums up the pro case
> quite well:
>
> http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/File:License_Proposal.pdf
> http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/License/We_Are_Changing_The_License
>
> TimSC

The presence of those first 2 pages, named as they are, is an anachronism.
The vote has been dropped, so don't expect to be asked to vote.
The last page title sums up the current approach of OSMF to the licence -
"We are changing the licence"





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