[OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap License Change Phase 3 Pre-Announcement

[John Smith]

On 16 April 2011 19:04, Lester Caine <lester at lsces.co.uk> wrote:
> John Smith wrote:
>>
>> On 16 April 2011 17:53, Lester Caine<lester at lsces.co.uk>  wrote:
>>>
>>> The whole database should be public domain, and any third party pushing
>>> 'commercial' data into that should understand that. Even the UK
>>> government
>>> have now accepted that we should have free access to this sort of data,
>>> so
>>> my own 'need' for OSM has been somewhat diluted since I have an open
>>> alternative. I was looking at mirroring my own copy of OSM, but the OS
>>> data
>>> gives me the facilities I need with less hassle.
>>
>> Doesn't OS require attribution if you use their data?
>
> Same as adding a link to OSM where that is the source ...

So your original suggestion that the OS recognises your suggestion
about things should be public domain is patently false.