> Not at all - I know of no form of democracy that distinguishes between > grudging acceptance or evangelical zeal.
Dermot, I would quite like to take my data and start my own PD / CC0 project. So by simply matching my new license to the conditions set by the OSMF, I would be voting "yes" in your "referendum". In this "referendum", the OSMF substantially influenced the outcome by declaring beforehand "We are changing the license". They refused to register new users who do not vote "yes". The emails that was sent out only listed the advantages of the license change. Go and look how an electoral commission operates. Something as simple as the order in which the candidates appear on the ballot can be seen as unfair. -- I am not saying OSMF acted illegally or that the license change is a bad thing. I am merely saying that the OSMF decided on the license change before there was overwhelming support for it from the community. The license change was not driven by the community. It was driven by a few individuals. How else can you explain the dismally low voter turn out when the OSMF members voted on it ? Regards, Nic _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
