On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Frederik Ramm <frede...@remote.org> wrote:
> Hi, > > > On 12/07/10 09:24, ke...@cordina.org.uk wrote: > >> However, I believe the license is different. Contributors give OSMF >> a licence to use their data in a particular way. That licence is to >> their personal rights. I think it is wrong that this licence can be >> changed in the future without the consent of all contributors whose >> data will be affected. >> > > Maybe it is just a problem with concepts and wording. Where you say > license, I think CT: The contributors grant OSMF the right to use their data > under specific rules. These rules can never be changed without their > consent, and it would be wrong (like you say above) to try and retroactively > change these rules. > > These rules include the right for OSMF to redistribute the data under > certain licenses, the choice of which must conform to a set of criteria > which are defined *in advance* by the contributor and are *not modifiable*. > > So, the const-ness you're looking for is in fact there - just not on the > level on which you are lookign for it. > Not at all. A 2/3rds majority of *active* contributors can change the license under which everyone elses content is published. Actual active contributors are already a small minority of all contributors, and will inevitably become a smaller and smaller minority as time goes on.
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