On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Kevin Peat <ke...@kevinpeat.com> wrote:
> > On 8 September 2010 10:07, 80n <80n...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Kevin Peat <ke...@kevinpeat.com> wrote: >> >>> Until the issue of whether the OS datasets can be used under the new >>> license/CT is resolved it seems a bit pointless doing anything like this >>> whatever the merits might be. >> >> >> The OS datasets are compatible with OSM as it stands at the moment. >> Worrying about future incompatibilities that may or may not happen is not >> helpful to the project. >> ... >> > I should qualify my sweeping statement about OS datasets being compatible with OSM. They are if you are an old contributor. They are *not* if you signed up after 12th May, because Ordnance Survey's license is incompatible with the new Contributor Terms. So if you are a new contributor, too bad. > > True enough, and everyone is free to use their time as they see fit, but I > wouldn't want someone to invest a significant amount of effort on something > like this without knowing there might be a problem even if it works out fine > in the end. > > Kevin > > >
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