Re:Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software
by rmc on Saturday June 13, 2015 @02:35PM
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There is a third path, like that of the OpenStreetMap project. Originally it was released under a CC-BY-SA licence, but in 2012 was changed. As many users as possible were contacted and asked to agree or decline the new licence (ODbL). Eventually some data had to be deleted.
In response there is a Contributor Terms for all people wishing to add to OSM, which allows the OSM Foundation the right to relicence to a new free and open licence that 2/3 of active contributors agree to.
This means the copyright is owned by many people, not one organisation/company, but that there is a way to relicence without requring 100% acceptance.
In response there is a Contributor Terms for all people wishing to add to OSM, which allows the OSM Foundation the right to relicence to a new free and open licence that 2/3 of active contributors agree to.
This means the copyright is owned by many people, not one organisation/company, but that there is a way to relicence without requring 100% acceptance.
https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/License/Contributor_Term...