[OSM-talk] Defining critical mass...
Tobias Knerr
osm at tobias-knerr.de
Wed Jul 14 19:26:23 BST 2010
Richard Weait wrote:
>
>> Allow contributors to vote before the change over occurs, not just if
>> they agree to license their data under ODBL or not...
>
> Interesting idea. How should this work? Something like?:
>
> ... steps leading to today
> - users indicate ODbL acceptance or not
> - summarize user replies: x replies, y accept.
> - somebody processes all the results to show data effect
> - publish those results
> - users vote to proceed with license upgrade (or not) based on
> published results.
> - upgrade license (or not) based on user vote
>
> Or more simply. Ask users if they are willing to proceed. Calculate
> and show users the results. Then ask users if that is good enough to
> make it "official".
>
> Is this what you imagine? Is this acceptable to those reading this?
That would be a great solution. It allows a decision based on facts,
rather than what-if scenarios. At the same time, it ensures that this
decision will be supported by the mapping community.
> What are the details of the "- users vote..." step? Let's talk more
> about this.
The procedure could be similar to the one for future license changes:
"Active contributors" can vote, 2/3 majority is required.
Tobias Knerr
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