[odc-discuss] Fwd: [OSM-legal-talk] LWN article on license change and Creative Commons

Fri Jan 21 14:08:26 UTC 2011

On 21/01/11 13:38, Frederik Ramm wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 01/21/11 14:09, Rufus Pollock wrote:
>> 3. The ODbL already supports the concept of compatible licenses. If CC
>> licenses do reach the point that they support data then this should
>> provide a way to interope (or even migrate) to that license if a
>> particular organization so wishes.
>
> Who would be the person/organisation to determine what license is
> "compatible"? I assume such compatibility would be general, and not for
> a specific project?

Jumping way, way too far ahead for a moment, I do wonder if BY-SA is an 
alternative to the DbCL rather than the ODbL.

- Rob.