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Update in progress.

The OpenStreetMap project is anticipating a license change. In fact the project has been anticipating this change for a while. Now it seems imminent.

A draft license for the database was released Friday, 27 February 2009 along with a data license. The proposal for consideration is, "Should OpenStreetMap transition from cc-by-sa, to ODbL?" I say "Yes." Why we need to transition away from cc-by-sa has been offered elsewhere. Here is why ODbL is the license to which we should transition.  read more »