[OSM-talk] Critical Mass for license change-over
Eric Marsden
eric.marsden at free.fr
Fri Jan 27 21:35:52 GMT 2012
>>>>> "mc" == Michael Collinson <mike at ayeltd.biz> writes:
mc> As the license change process evolved, concern was expressed that
mc> an unacceptable amount of data might be lost from the current
mc> version of the OSM database and consensus was reached that phase 5
mc> [1] - the actual license cut-over - should only happen when a
mc> "critical mass" was achieved.
mc>
mc> The question I ask you is, do you agree that we have reached critical mass?
This is ridiculous. How can the LWG ask whether the amount of data
which is to be deleted is acceptable, when it hasn't yet decided on
what is to be deleted?
- there is a huge difference between the two "damage-estimation"
sources that you cite (OSMI/WTFE and odbl.de)
- noone seems able to answer the question of split ways. If interpreted
rigourously with respect to copyright, it would significantly
increase* the amount of damage currently estimated by WTFE. If not
interpreted rigourously, there seems to be little point in the licence
change since much data will be tainted.
That no answers to such fundamental questions are available, just two
months before the planned switchover, is ludicrous.
* Something less than double, depending on how many non-acceptors have
been using split/merge operations during editing (according to my
understanding).
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Eric Marsden
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