[OSM-talk] Objects versions ready for ODbL

[Simon Ward]

[Also posted to legal-talk, I suggest follow-ups go there.]

In short…

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 11:52:04AM +0000, DavidD wrote:
> On 20 December 2010 10:25, Simone Cortesi <simone at cortesi.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 10:00, Stephen Hope <slhope at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I must admit, however, that basically handing the keys to the OSMF,
[…]
> > this is no way different from GPL released software:
> > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html
> 
> Reading the link it looks like a very different situation.

It’s different.

> The OSMF clearly are not using the CT for the same reasons the FSF
> require copyright assignment.

To OSMF it seems to be largely a vehicle to prevent them from being able
to change the licence.

Simon
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