Why does the OSM Foundation want to change the license?

What's wrong with the current (CC-BY-SA) license, and how does using a different one help?

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asked 14 Jul '10, 13:26

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edited 13 Aug '10, 23:28

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This is covered pretty extensively on the Wiki, but basically the issue is that the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.0 (CC-by-SA) licence is not really designed for databases, which Creative Commons themselves appear to acknowledge, so a more appropriate license is being sought.

Also read the explanation from the OSM Foundation

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answered 14 Jul '10, 14:05

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