[geo-discuss] [Fwd: [Freegis-list] Converter for Map Library Files (.mlb) format?]

Tue Sep 26 12:10:13 UTC 2006

Mateusz Loskot wrote:
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> 
> 
>>Might be worth dropping them a line and asking them to put an explicit
>>'open knowledge'[1] license on the material.
>>
>>~rufus
>>
>>[1] http://okd.okfn.org/
> 
> 
> Do we/okfn have any official letter prepared with such request or you
> mean to send them semi-official request on behalf of OKFN ?
> 
> I visited the 'open knowledge' website and couldn't find anything like
> "open letter asking for open knowledge" :-)

What a good suggestion! I've knocked together a couple of form emails 
and posted them at (comments/improvements welcome):

   http://okd.okfn.org/resources/

I'll send one off the one under 'Looks Like it is Supposed to be Open' 
to maplibrary.org now.

~rufus