Yet it's the same as the Vancouver one that has been approved, and had data imported....
On Jan 25, 2017 8:30 PM, "Stewart C. Russell" <scr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Bjenk, > > > Most participants here agree that open data initiatives exist so that > > we, the public, organizations including OSM, everyone can use the > > data. > > The OSM project can't accept data that might have hidden licensing > issues that might jeopardize OSM's existence. All new licenses are > treated with extreme caution. From the Legal FAQ: > > “XYZ Organisation has data for free download under licence N. Can I use > it in OSM? > > Approach the data owners, explain OSM, and seek written permission to > licence their data under our licence and contributor terms. > > Unless the data is genuinely offered without any restrictions on use at > all (i.e. public domain), please contact the Licensing Working Group for > advice. Do not rely on your own legal interpretation of the licence. OSM > is all about creating a freely and easily redistributable data set. > Anything which taints the dataset or exposes OSM to possible legal > action interferes with that objective. > > Even if you only want to use a minor part, or compare the sources, you > should still seek approval in writing. The legal principles involved are > not well developed, and the OSM community wants to develop a free and > untainted dataset and not test any of the legal issues involved here. > > In short: be ultra-cautious” > > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ#2b._XYZ_ > Organisation_has_data_for_free_download_under_licence_N. > _Can_I_use_it_in_OSM.3F> > > > With that said, It has not yet been clearly explained what are the > > issues nor the sources raising concerns. Many have asked for > > clarifications and these have not been presented. > > These responses take time. We're all volunteers who do this for fun. > I've (just) requested clarification from the OSMF License Working group. > I don't know if anyone had before. To OSM, the Ottawa licence is > different from the Federal OGL, so it needs looked at. > > Stewart > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >
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