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3. Stay with the current license. Some of the community would like us to stay with the current license, arguing that the vague nature is good thing. It forces extremely strong Share-Alike provisions even if it stops many projects using our data. They also point out that ODbL is unproven, OpenStreetMap will be the first big user and that it is longer and more complexly written than the existing license.
In December 2009, OpenStreetMap Foundation members were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with a proposal to change the OpenStreetMap geodata license. 55% of eligible members voted, and 89% of those who voted have voted yes. Almost 49% of all eligible members have expressed their agreement to ODbL, and 6% have expressed their disagreement. [http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/osmf-talk/2009-December/000751.html Detailed results]. The community created a for and against the OdbL license during the vote here:
* http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_License/OSMF_Members_Vote/Why_You_Should_Vote_Yes
* http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_License/OSMF_Members_Vote/Why_You_Should_Vote_No▼
▲http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Data_License/Why_You_Should_Vote_No
== What are the main differences between the old and the new license? ==
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