On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:09 AM, OJ W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Joseph Gentle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The public domain will benefit OSM. > > What incentive would anyone have to add datasets to OSM if it were PD? > Surely it would be easier and less risky for them to keep their own > work in a separate database and combine it with OSM later so they get > a better map than everyone else, hence competitive advantage. Why > would they bother to share their work unnecessarily?
This suggests that merging two datasets is low cost, which I think we know from experience simply isn't true. The situation you suggest isn't feasable simple because combining data privately isn't cost-effective in any way. OSM will win because it's got a community that contributes and fixes stuff, not because we have a viral licence. OSM would simply outdevelop any competitor, even if it was under PD. Oops, this discussion shouldn't be here, sorry :) Have a nice day, -- Martijn van Oosterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://svana.org/kleptog/ _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
