[OSM-talk] Suggestion to add SA clause to CT section 3, describing "free and open license"

[SteveC]

We did have a vote, remember? You just disagree with the outcome an the remit the OSMF has.

Steve

stevecoast.com

On Jul 19, 2010, at 8:31 PM, 80n <80n80n at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 7:05 PM, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
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> On Jul 19, 2010, at 3:34 PM, John Smith wrote:
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> > On 19 July 2010 23:19, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:
> >> And honestly, if at any future time two thirds of active OSM contributors
> >> want to change to a non-SA license, why should we keep them from it? In one
> >> or two years, "two thirds of active contributors" will be a greater number
> >> of people than all of us today. Who are we to tell them what to do? We're
> >> the minority ;)
> >
> > I wonder if you realise the fine line you are walking here by
> > employing such hard line tactics, you are literally risking an out
> > right rejection of ODBL because of this. How much time and effort will
> > have been in vein exactly?
> 
> I think you're overblowing the numbers here with 'risking a out right rejection'. 200,000 people, or whatever, will be asked about the ODbL under the plan, and there are about 20 people here slugging it out. From my experience off list with all the people frustrated both in email and in person, those 20 or so people here just don't represent everyone else who'd prefer all this discussion to go to legal-talk and just move on with the license.
> 
> So why are you afraid of putting it to a vote?
> 
> Why have you felt the need to coerce 30,000 newbies by not giving them a choice?  Not, even linking to the license that they are being asked to agree to?
> 
> My experience off list is clearly different to yours.
> 
> 80n
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> Steve
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