> and from Tom Watson MP: > >> I take the position that the postcode file and the data set of >> physical coordinates that go with it are a national asset that >> should be freely available to any UK citizen. > > Yay! Let's squander all this goodwill and publicity by campaigning for > something rubbish.
Now you've taken the Tom Watson quote out of context here, haven't you? In his next paragraph he says: "We live in tough economic times. I'm a realist. But I do hope that you can apply your considerable talents to find an amicable solution that allows the profit making direct-mail industry to pay their fee for a postcode database licence, whilst allowing the non-profit sector to flourish and innovate." I agree with you that the whole thing should be public domain, and that's what I put in the letter I wrote to my MP. In the short term though, what Tom Watson is asking for, and what the petition started by Stuart is asking for is a good start, and I don't think any good is going to be done by not signing it. Duncan _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
