On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:56:46 +1000, John Smith wrote: >2009/12/13 Anthony <o...@inbox.org>: >> On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 8:17 PM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> The problem I have with that is my labour is used to commercially >>> benefit others and in turn nothing they do would have to be returned >>> to the community. >> >> So you want to be given something in return for your labor? Nothing wrong >> with that, but you're more likely to be successful if you choose a non-free >> project to contribute to. If your labor is valuable to commercial >> interests, don't give it away for free. Get those commercial interests to >> pay you, and then, if you'd like, you can donate your pay to "the >> community".
>That's the issue I have, I have no problem giving back to the >community, but I don't want commercial companies just sucking up all >the data and not giving hardly anything back in return if they extend >the map, it's not fair to me or anyone else who chooses to donate our >time for "the greater good". John, What is *materially removed* from you if your "labour is used to commercially benefit others" and/or "commercial companies [are] just sucking up all the data and not giving hardly anything back in return if they extend the map"? Brendan
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