Re: [Talk-GB] [UK Chapter] Definition of OSM.

2016-03-22 Thread Brian Prangle
Echoing Jerry's previous plea - please comment on the Google docs AoA- there has been a fresh definition of OpenStreetMap there for several days Regards Brian On 22 March 2016 at 21:32, Tim Waters wrote: > Frederik is correct in saying that OpenStreetMap Project does not

Re: [Talk-GB] [UK Chapter] Definition of OSM.

2016-03-22 Thread Tim Waters
Frederik is correct in saying that OpenStreetMap Project does not appear in the OSMF Articles of Association. However, on the OSMF website, the following words are used: "The Foundation supports the OpenStreetMap Project." So the wider OSM "thing" is the OpenStreetMap Project rather than the

Re: [Talk-GB] [UK Chapter] Definition of OSM.

2016-03-20 Thread David Woolley
On 20/03/16 19:25, Amaroussi (OpenStreetMap) wrote: The most simplest phrase I can think of that isn’t as flippant as the Thameslink Programme would be “an open-access cartography service”. The service is not the main part of the operation. That is provided by the map database. The

Re: [Talk-GB] [UK Chapter] Definition of OSM.

2016-03-20 Thread Amaroussi (OpenStreetMap)
Hi, The most simplest phrase I can think of that isn’t as flippant as the Thameslink Programme would be “an open-access cartography service”. — Amaroussi. > On 20 Mar 2016, at 18:44, Gregory wrote: > > This isn't a description/blurb for the website/marketing. >

Re: [Talk-GB] [UK Chapter] Definition of OSM.

2016-03-20 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, On 03/20/2016 06:36 PM, Gregory wrote: > Included in the meeting on Thursday[1] was discussion on the definition > of "OpenStreetMap" in the AoA. It might be interesting to consider - unless you've done that already - that the OSMF itself is *not* limited to supporting OpenStreetMap; in fact

Re: [Talk-GB] [UK Chapter] Definition of OSM.

2016-03-20 Thread Gregory
This isn't a description/blurb for the website/marketing. This is for the AoA which is a legal document and needs to state what it means when it refers to "OpenStreetMap". Reading the document (or searching it for "OpenStreetMap") will help you understand the relevance. As Jerry said on the call,

Re: [Talk-GB] [UK Chapter] Definition of OSM.

2016-03-20 Thread Amaroussi (OpenStreetMap)
Dang, wrong sender email and wrong destination email again! Maybe try: “A free map service where users don’t need to pay elephant-sized fees to reuse the data.” or “Maps without borders, literally.” —Amaroussi > On 20 Mar 2016, at 17:36, Gregory wrote: > > Hi