Re: [Talk-ca] User r_coastlines

2011-12-19 Thread Gordon Dewis
If the source of data in jeopardy is CanVec do we need to remove it given that there are no issues with CanVec data being in OSM? On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Andrew Allison andrew.alli...@gmail.comwrote: Hello: Unless I'm missing something or it's a bug Using the OSM Inspector

Re: [Talk-ca] User r_coastlines

2011-12-19 Thread john whelan
Yes because it is the individual contributor who has to accept the OSM's new licensing terms, the data was not imported directly from CANVEC into OSM. As a Canadian tax payer I'm not quite certain I like the idea of OSM having the power to re-license Government data but that is a separate issue.

Re: [Talk-ca] User r_coastlines

2011-12-19 Thread Frank Steggink
On 19-12-2011 20:38, john whelan wrote: Yes because it is the individual contributor who has to accept the OSM's new licensing terms, the data was not imported directly from CANVEC into OSM. As a Canadian tax payer I'm not quite certain I like the idea of OSM having the power to re-license

Re: [Talk-ca] User r_coastlines

2011-12-19 Thread Frank Steggink
On 19-12-2011 18:57, Andrew Allison wrote: Hello: Unless I'm missing something or it's a bug Using the OSM Inspector tool. The coastline data as going to be removed, or at least a significant amount.

Re: [Talk-ca] User r_coastlines

2011-12-19 Thread john whelan
But recently I noted that the CANVEC tags are being removed. Two people in the talk-ca list mentioned recently they had done so. Cheerio John On 19 December 2011 15:38, Frank Steggink stegg...@steggink.org wrote: On 19-12-2011 20:38, john whelan wrote: Yes because it is the individual

Re: [Talk-ca] User r_coastlines

2011-12-19 Thread Richard Weait
On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 4:20 PM, john whelan jwhelan0...@gmail.com wrote: But recently I noted that the CANVEC tags are being removed.  Two people in the talk-ca list mentioned recently they had done so. Yes. All tags may be modified. That's the point of OSM data; it is a wiki, you know? :-)