[odc-discuss] First Pass on ODbL Comments

Tue Mar 31 15:10:31 UTC 2009

Hi,

Rufus Pollock wrote:
> Open code and open content both permit share-alike -- with 
obvious benefits for specific communities

Replace "obvious" with "perceived" and I will agree. I do not think 
there is something approaching evidence or even proof that share-alike 
represents a "benefit" compared to non-share-alike options. It is an 
opinion held by many (thus "perceived"), but the benefits are all in the 
realm of the hypothetical ("if we had no share-alike license then evil 
things would certainly happen, thus it is good that we have a 
share-alike license").

If you claim that share-alike has "obvious benefits" for specific 
communities, then I will find you communities where not using 
share-alike has equally "obvious benefits" and the argument evaporates.

Bye
Frederik