Re: [Talk-GB] OS OpenData now OGL

2015-02-19 Thread Gervase Markham
On 18/02/15 13:52, Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) wrote: In the immediate future, it won't have much effect, since we already had separate permission to use all but one of the OS Open Data products. The exception was CodePoint Open. Once OS updates their licence page

Re: [Talk-GB] OS OpenData now OGL

2015-02-19 Thread Tom Hughes
On 19/02/15 10:58, Gervase Markham wrote: On 18/02/15 13:52, Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) wrote: In the immediate future, it won't have much effect, since we already had separate permission to use all but one of the OS Open Data products. The exception was CodePoint Open. Once OS updates their

Re: [Talk-GB] OS OpenData now OGL

2015-02-19 Thread Gervase Markham
On 19/02/15 11:11, Tom Hughes wrote: Why would it make any difference? As far as I know Nominatim already uses the Codepoint Open data? Well, if it did, wouldn't it be able to find every postcode in Britain? The Results from OpenStreetMap Nominatim section of the search results often turns up

Re: [Talk-GB] OS OpenData now OGL

2015-02-19 Thread Michael Collinson
This is really good news and thank you Rob for flagging it. Thanks also to the unknown folks at OS who have been working on this ... it follows through on a promise made to me in 2010 that they would look at. As cautioned by Rob, do wait until

Re: [Talk-GB] OS OpenData now OGL

2015-02-19 Thread Owen Boswarva
In my view the additional bit about acquiring rights in the Information (whether the Information is obtained directly from the Licensor or otherwise) is a clarification; not a change to the effect of the licence (when comparing the versions). You applies to persons acquiring rights in the