>Do you [Kevin] want your data to be usable without restriction, or are you
trying to restrict it?
We want the data to be available without restriction.
>Do you want to be able to extract data from OSM and combine it with your
data?
Possibly... Let me give you some examples;
Our data relates to the location and capabilities of electric vehicle
charging locations ("charge points"). Imagine a scenario where we have added
details of the charge point that located in a parking lot that already
recorded in OSM. Then, a third party extracts the charge point data AND the
parking lot data. Presumably, the parking lot data is covered by the OSM
license and not our license (i.e. the third party cannot use it without
restriction).
In another scenario, imagine an OSM contributor adds the charge point data
to OSM. Presumably, this data is covered by the OSM license not ours.
The fundamental issue for us is that we are trying to encourage the charge
point industry to abandon the 20+ proprietary and closed databases that
exist today and support a single open database. As far as I can see, the OSM
licenses are unsuitable for this.
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