Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Grant for usage of a google mapmaper users data to me

2009-09-28 Thread Chris Fleming
On 28/09/09 14:29, jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote: > is the one project where kosovo is ahead of serbia. > We have now 6-8 GPS devices on the ground and a motivated team. > we are using yahoosat and training mappers. > We are importing GNS features and other things. > > I dont know about the

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Grant for usage of a google mapmaper users data to me

2009-09-28 Thread jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
OSM is the one project where kosovo is ahead of serbia. We have now 6-8 GPS devices on the ground and a motivated team. we are using yahoosat and training mappers. We are importing GNS features and other things. I dont know about the GMM people, but they dont seem to me informed about anything. I

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Grant for usage of a google mapmaper users data to me

2009-09-27 Thread jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
Will you react calmly if Google send messages to > every OSM contributor asking them to dual-license their data? Only if > you can honestly answer yes should you proceed. HI there, I would never just spam anyone. But there are some really motivated mappers in kosovo, and they dont even understand

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Grant for usage of a google mapmaper users data to me

2009-09-27 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote: > We need to state that we are not working for yahoo and why people > should prefer to license thier work to OSM over other sites. No. Such we-are-better-than-them reasoning will only give you the kind of negative feedback you have just received. I agre

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Grant for usage of a google mapmaper users data to me

2009-09-27 Thread Emilie Laffray
jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote: > here is what they guy wrote to me : > > Thanks but you are wasting time. i do not get any payment from > google neither from Yahoo (OSM). >so please leave me alone i do not need any more explanations what > google do or don't or yahoo or some >thing

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Grant for usage of a google mapmaper users data to me

2009-09-27 Thread jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
Listen guys, this should all go into the FAQ. I am having problems educating people about what OSM is, and how it differs to GMM. We need to state that we are not working for yahoo and why people should prefer to license thier work to OSM over other sites. We also have to tell people that google

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Grant for usage of a google mapmaper users data to me

2009-09-27 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, Richard Fairhurst wrote: > jamesmikedupont wrote: >> please correct me when I am wrong, that he as an author still owns >> his data and can license it to me. > > That needs someone from Google to answer, not us. Sure? I mean, would they not have to say very clearly if they wanted an exclu

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Grant for usage of a google mapmaper users data to me

2009-09-27 Thread jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
here is what they guy wrote to me : Thanks but you are wasting time. i do not get any payment from google neither from Yahoo (OSM). so please leave me alone i do not need any more explanations what google do or don't or yahoo or some thing like that, i do know that you are getting payed fo

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] Grant for usage of a google mapmaper users data to me

2009-09-27 Thread Richard Fairhurst
jamesmikedupont wrote: > please correct me when I am wrong, that he as an author still owns > his data and can license it to me. That needs someone from Google to answer, not us. I suggest you ask them on the Google MapMaker forum: http://groups.google.com/group/map-your-world cheers Richard -

[OSM-legal-talk] Grant for usage of a google mapmaper users data to me

2009-09-27 Thread jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com
Hi there, I am in discussion with a google mapmaker user to relicense his work to me. here is my mail, please correct me when I am wrong, that he as an author still owns his data and can license it to me. thanks, mike === Hi there, all you have to do do is make your work that you ow