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* [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_License/Community_Guidelines] - Some of the terms in the ODbL need further clarifying in terms of geodata. This is a guide to end users created by the OpenStreetMap contributor community. It will evolve over time.
* [[License/We_Are_Changing_The_License| 'We Are Changing The License']] - Existing contributors will be asked to re-license their data under the new license, this gives them an overview of why.
* [[:File:License Proposal.pdf|'License Change Proposal']] - this document is out-dated by gives a fuller overview of the perceived need for a
* [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Why_would_I_want_my_contributions_to_be_public_domain 'Why would I want my contributions to be public domain']. When new contributors sign-up, they can optionally tick a box "I consider my contributions to be in the Public Domain". This document gives them more information.
== History of Acceptance and Implementation Process ==
Over a two year period, the OpenStreetMap has worked with Open Data Commons to create the ODbL license itself and then to create internal
The Foundation's Licence Working Group presented a [[:File:License Proposal.pdf|proposal document]] to the members, who accepted it by vote in December 2009. A summary was also presented at the State Of The Map 2009 conference. This process is documented [[Working Group Minutes|here]]. We also welcome any review and comment by other bodies working in the open intellectual properties rights arena, and have published an [[License/Open Letter|open letter]] asking for their views.
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