On 14 April 2011 19:05, Nathan Edgars II <nerou...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you. Do you speak for the OSMF?
No - hence my silence and no doubt that of others when you asked before. But I have been following the licence issue attentively and have seen this question answered more than once from "official" sources. > I oppose the change, primarily because of the damage it will cause. I've > already seen what removing small amounts of data will do > (http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2011-March/057318.html) and > do not wish to see more of this. > > On the other hand, I wish to continue to contribute, and, because I am happy > to contribute into the public domain, I cannot, under my personal ethics, > decline. I applaud your ethics, but it seems to me that your chosen course of action, unless you do intend to accept at a later stage for your existing account, will contribute more to the damage you fear than to the smooth transition many of us would like to see. Witholding one's data from the new licence, especially if there is no objection to that licence, is not a very sane way to avoid damage to the map. Dermot -- -------------------------------------- Igaühel on siin oma laul ja ma oma ei leiagi üles _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk