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> Hello,
>
> I'm sorry for cross-posting, but in this way, I'm at least sure to
> reach everybody ;-)
>
> Unfortunately, I'm overbooked theses times, but existing summaries of
> the PGL "why and how" could be found on
>
http://sig.cwriter.org/index.php (mainly in french, but with an
> english translation of the license).
>
> You can also find many interesting stuff in the PGL-Canada site:
>
http://cemml.carleton.ca:8080/OGUG/pgl (the OGUG set up an english
> website for collaborative work upon PGL: contributing is still in my
> huge to-do list ;-) )
>
> Hope that will help.
>
>
> Discussion about the license itself:
>
> The main ideas when writing the PGL (Public Geodata License) was to:
> 1) reproduce the success of free software with free geodata. So we
> choose to adapt a GPL-like license.
> 2) take care of the specificity of geodata, by specific obligations
> upon metadata and traçability. To make this easy, the PGL doesn't
> define metadata and traçability formats: it just make them mandatories.
>
> Some other licenses could be used for geodata (creative commons, ...),
> but none of them really take care of the importance of traçability and
> metadata.
> So I still think that the PGL project may be the right basis for free
> geodata.
>
>
> Note about the choice of a "GPL-like" license:
>
> This point was discussed: e.g. , some peoples prefer licenses like the
> BSD one.
> For me, it's very important to ensure contributors that their work
> will remain free in the future. I strongly think it's a great asset to
> gain more and more contributors for free geodata projects.
>
> Todo list: many work remain necessary to popularize and extend the
> idea of such a free license: translations, explanations, presentations
> ...
> Key peoples in free geodata projects (like openstreetmap) should play
> a very important role, by showing the way for future licensing models.
> Do not forget these two assets:
> 1) metadata
> 2) traçability
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Daniel FAIVRE
>
>
>
> Arnulf Christl a écrit :
>
>> Gary Lang wrote:
>>
>>> This is a great discussion.
>>>
>>> My $0.02.
>>>
>>> If it turns out to be really necessary, developing an OSGeo-authored
>>> license for data could be a good thing for the foundation to sponsor
>>> and
>>> accomplish. If not, using an existing license would be good karma as
>>> well.
>>>
>>> Either way, I feel that if we aren't successful with this, we're
>>> probably not going to be successful on some other level with this
>>> adventure.
>>>
>>> Can someone summarize the "why" of the PGL?
>>>
>>> Gary
>>
>>
>>
>> Probably this would best be done by Jo Walsh, Markus Neteler and the
>> Public Geodata Committee. I would suggest to additionally invite
>> Daniel Faivre to this committe as he is active promoter of the PGL.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Arnulf.
>>
>> PS:
>> Jo, Daniel, you might not be able to reply to this board address as
>> it is a closed list, but I am sure that Markus Neteler will be in
>> contact with you anyway.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Arnulf Christl (CCGIS) [mailto:***@ccgis.de] Sent: Thursday,
>>> February 23, 2006 12:15 PM
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>> "article I: talks only about software and OSI licenses, do we want
>>>> to mention data/education as well (CC licenses etc)?"
>>>>
>>>> The mission statement at the beginning of article I does refer to data
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> and broadly refers to the advancement of open geospatial, so I
>>>> think that would pick up education initiatives as well ("The
>>>> purposes of the
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> corporation are to establish and support a diverse open source
>>>> community to foster the development, advancement and promotion of open
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> geospatial software technology and data"). I haven't given any
>>>> thought to whether the bylaws would/should require the use of a
>>>> particular license for data. Certainly with software it is easy to
>>>> look to the OSI. Is there a similar certifying body for
>>>> data/content licenses? I'm familiar with CC, but do we want to
>>>> state definitively in the bylaws that things must be licensed under
>>>> CC?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Spatial data is somewhat special in this respect. I talked to Jimmy
>>> Wales Richard Stallman they think GNU FDL is good. Ward Cunningham is
>>> into CC, and says its cool for spatial data too obviously.
>>>
>>> I am not sure though. Daniel Faivre (camptocamp) is very actively
>>> promoting a license specially designed to fit spatial data backed by an
>>> active Canadian group, they call it PGL. I believe Jo has something up
>>> the sleeve too and OSM is also thinking in this line. All of them are
>>> highly interested in the OSGeo (well, dunno about OSM, they are sort of
>>> sleepy) and it might happen that the Foundation itself will be the body
>>> creating this special license. In the end this is one of the things
>>> that
>>> we came together to do here. What I want to say is that we do not have
>>> to choose from different licenses but maybe set out to create one.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Arnulf.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Arnulf Christl
>>>
http://www.ccgis.de>>
>>
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