[OSM-talk] New site about the license change

[M∡rtin Koppenhoefer]

2010/11/16 David Murn <davey at incanberra.com.au>:

> Maybe I missed something, but when were the decisions made?


back in 2008


> That works great where youve got tiles full of lots of data, but what
> about in regional areas?  If a mapper wants to contribute data, is OSM
> not interested in that data, because the person doesnt wish to accept a
> licence?


yes, the same as before: if you want to contribute data you have to
accept the current license. Otherwise it can't work out.


> I dont think there is interest in doing that, from the powers-that-be.
> Many 'users of our data' have been expressing concerns for many months,


I think it is obvious that the license cannot be decided by the "users
of our data", but has to be decided by the contributors.


> While its great that some small parts of the world have a density of
> mappers adequate enough to map local regions extensively, in large parts
> of the world, this is simply not really practical.


I doubt this. It may take longer, but without an active community
imported data in these areas would anyway be useless.  I think you are
missing the point when you see OSM as a dumping place for imported
data. This was never the project idea and neither it should be in the
future.


cheers,
Martin