Hi,
I am moving this over to legal-talk because that's where it belongs.
Florian Lohoff wrote:
This should have been an option right from the beginning.
PD and ODBL/CT are non mutual exclusive options but the frontend makes
it one - So i am unable to click on PD without accepting CT/ODBL which
i think are the wrong way.
The dialog that I always hoped (and fought) for was:
"Do you agree to the new ODbL?
1. My stuff is PD anyway so I don't care what you do.
2. Yes, I agree.
3. No, I don't agree."
My plan would have been to let people who chose 1 or 2 continue to edit,
and only bar those who chose 3.
But there was a lot of discussion about the "PD option", and in the end
it was not made into a full-blown choice like above, but into a measly
little checkbox that many mistake for an "I have read the conditions"
confirmation.
I believe that the reason behind this is that the CT are a contract
between you and OSMF, a contract in which you promise *more* than just
"I don't care what you do"; and it was seen as important that everyone
agrees to the contract.
But I think that it should at least be possible - if not through the
user interface, then by special request - to state that you don't agree
to the contract and you will stop contributing, but your past
contributions are PD.
I am moving this over to legal-talk because that's where it belongs.
Bye
Frederik
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