[OSM-talk] ODbL vs CC-by-SA pros and cons

[Ed Loach]

Ed wrote:

> IIRC, the choice offered was 'I approve the process' or 'I do
> not approve the
> process'.  It wasn't quite clear whether OSMF members were
> being asked to vote
> on the licence change itself, or just to express satisfaction
> with the actions
> taken and planned by the licence working group.

The email here suggests the vote was on the adoption of ODbL
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_License/Implementation_
Plan/OSMF_Vote_Email

> At that stage, didn't the plan still include a public vote of
> OSM contributors?

It details the process of active members voting for any future
changes. 

> Perhaps some OSMF members voted 'approve' on the basis of the
> earlier plan, happy
> to proceed to a public vote and see what the community thought,
> but would not
> have voted 'approve' if it were made clear that the new plan
> was to impose the
> change unilaterally.

>From the email quoted on the wiki link above and the PDF document
that it links to that seems unlikely.

(Another) Ed
(who wasn't a member of the OSMF at the time of the vote)