[OSM-talk] License/CT issues: Let's not punish the world's disadvantaged, pls.

[John Smith]

On 23 June 2011 21:47, Tobias Knerr <osm at tobias-knerr.de> wrote:
> Maybe you just don't know enough maps - there are plenty that list
> attribution elsewhere. This includes lots of maps for mobile devices
> (because these happen to have limited screen space), but also maps that
> use multiple sources (because in these cases, even a large screen would
> get cluttered with legalese). Static maps (e.g. map images in Wikipedia)
> also frequently use different attribution mechanisms.

Thanks for the tip, I'm sure someone else is bound to put an obscure
link on their website and you'll probably hound them about it as well.

> Which is derived from OpenStreetMap data. Therefore, the tiles are
> ultimately derived from OpenStreetMap data, too. Quoting CC BY-SA 2.0:

As you said yourself above it's not reasonable to expect a lengthy
attribution, especially when dealing with small screens, such as those
on mobile phones.