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

[Lester Caine]

John Smith wrote:
> 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.

No I said 'free access to this sort of data'. But I don't see that having the 
courtesy to recognise where data can from should be any sort of a problem. 
'Requiring it' just acknowledges that some people do not extend that common 
courtesy. I find no restrictions on what I need to do with the data.

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