On 25 August 2010 08:41, Frederik Ramm <frede...@remote.org> wrote: > > > It is bad enough if the share-alike minority force their will on the rest > of the project now; we must not allow them to force their will on everybody > who is in OSM in 10 years' time. > > I find this oft-repeated argument to be totally bogus. It's like saying that I shouldn't paint my house because the person who owns it in 10 years time might not like it.
If OSMers in 2020 don't like the license they are free to change it or to start a new project just as people are today. We should make a decision on what seems like the best choice as we see it today not what someone may want in 10 years time. I am quite happy for OSMF to have the power to upgrade to newer versions of ODBL as the license matures to save all this hassle again but there should be some sensible limits on what the OSMF can do otherwise it is open to abuse. Kevin
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