[OSM-talk] Join the OSMF !

[SteveC]

On Jun 11, 2011, at 1:02, Nic Roets <nroets at gmail.com> wrote:

>> Not at all - I know of no form of democracy that distinguishes between
>> grudging acceptance or evangelical zeal.
> 
> Dermot,
> 
> I would quite like to take my data and start my own PD / CC0 project.

What is stopping you?


> So by simply matching my new license to the conditions set by the
> OSMF, I would be voting "yes" in your "referendum".
> 
> In this "referendum", the OSMF substantially influenced the outcome by
> declaring beforehand "We are changing the license". They refused to
> register new users who do not vote "yes". The emails that was sent out
> only listed the advantages of the license change.
> 
> Go and look how an electoral commission operates. Something as simple
> as the order in which the candidates appear on the ballot can be seen
> as unfair.
> 
> --
> I am not saying OSMF acted illegally or that the license change is a
> bad thing. I am merely saying that the OSMF decided on the license
> change before there was overwhelming support for it from the
> community. The license change was not driven by the community. It was
> driven by a few individuals. How else can you explain the dismally low
> voter turn out when the OSMF members voted on it ?
> 
> Regards,
> Nic
> 
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