[OSM-talk] Join the OSMF !

[Nic Roets]

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 11:54 PM, Henk Hoff <toffehoff at gmail.com> wrote:
> Outcome: 75% would accept the new license, 11% undecided, 14% not (at that
> time)
> There has been similar polls by the community during that time with similar
> results.
> Both (the vote and the poll) show a large majority in favor of the proposed
> change. Again: ODbL combined with CT.

Hello Henk,

The process has always been described as consisting of at least 2 phases:
1. Asking contributors to relicense and
2. Using the new license, which entails deleting stuff.

The vote by OSMF members was to allow the directors to use their
discretion in these two phases.

The poll only concerned the first phase. It does not tell us if "a
large majority (was) in favor of the proposed change". To do that you
need another poll: "Will the benefits of the ODbL license outweigh the
deletion of the data ?".

Regards,
Nic