[OSM-talk] Using editors to indicate license preference.

[Roy Wallace]

On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:10 AM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2010/1/19 Roy Wallace <waldo000000 at gmail.com>:
>> It isn't working for Google and/or TomTom - it's working for the
>> "public", i.e. everyone and everything (including Google and TomTom).
>
> If "the public" gives back they could already be using OSM data... why
> is it a good thing to spend time, effort, money and other resources so
> others can benefit for free when they don't wish to give anything
> back?

Some like to give without expecting anything in return.