On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 11:32 PM, Sven Geggus <li...@fuchsschwanzdomain.de>wrote:
> Cartinus <carti...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > > > That would already be achieved with GPL. You don't need AGPL for that. > > You might be right. Given that the analogy is as follows: > (mapnik=compiler, stylefile=sourcecode, tile=binary) > > Distributing tiles without stylefile would be like distributing > binaries without sourcecode. > The source code of the map is the map data itself. Only rarely do the styles *add* information to the map itself. and that information added is even more rarely something that cannot be easily replaced or rewritten. The map data itself is a totally different story, it cannot be replaced easily. The styles are more like inline functions that are expanded in the compilation stage. Here is a discussion on the linux kernel that covers clever and expressive inline functions http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2338142 and here http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/03/20/1529238/rms-on-header-files-and-derivative-works """That's not the FSF's view. Our view is that just using structure definitions, typedefs, enumeration constants, macros with simple bodies, etc., is NOT enough to make a derivative work. It would take a substantial amount of code (coming from inline functions or macros with substantial bodies) to do that. """ http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0301.1/0362.html Of course the color and layout of the map might be considered a creative expression itself and i did not cover that in my previous posting. see this post on the issue of copying style : http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/11/post_35.html and this on the copyright of css : http://b0x0rz.deviantart.com/journal/Is-CSS-Copyrightable-214148624 *"""First, a short answer to a question (for the impatient ones): "Is CSS Copyrightable?"* No. Absolutely NOT. (note: This is valid only for the CSS code itself not any images it may reference.)""" thanks mike > -- James Michael DuPont Member of Free Libre Open Source Software Kosova http://flossk.org
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