[OSM-talk] What could we do to make this licences discussionmore inclusive?

John F. Eldredge john at jfeldredge.com
Mon Jul 19 05:53:47 BST 2010


This is a common insult, used to imply that the person in question is too inept to make it on their own.  I am not certain where the basement portion of the stereotype comes from, unless it is to imply the person can't even get along their parents.

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Subject :Re: [OSM-talk] What could we do to make this licences discussionmore inclusive?
From  :mailto:neroute2 at gmail.com
Date  :Sun Jul 18 21:35:52 America/Chicago 2010


On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 10:22 PM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 19 July 2010 12:07, Nathan Edgars II <neroute2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> If this is how the OSMF board conducts themselves, perhaps it's best to give
>> them as little power as possible over the data and its license.
>
> Just ignore the rants, some people are just venting frustration.

I know how to vent frustration :)

It seems to me that Steve's post is not just a harmless rant, but
contains an implication, whether purposeful or not, that some mappers,
namely stay-at-home sons (and daughters?), are less equal than others.
Perhaps this should not merely be implied, but written out in the
bylaws.

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