On Jul 18, 2008, at 10:35 , Robert Vollmert wrote: > > On Jul 18, 2008, at 09:27, elvin ibbotson wrote: >> Very nice but it needs DirectX. I cut my map programming teeth on a >> viewer for British OS maps which uses Java 3D >> (http://britain.poco.org.uk/desktop.html >> ). I can’t share it because of copyright restrictions on the maps, >> but the principle would apply to any map source including OSM. Why >> not use Java instead of Microsoft stuff then it would run on >> anything. There’s an awful lot of us using Linux or Macs - anything >> but Windows!. I like the idea of Kosmos but - MS .net!! >> > If you had tried, you'd know that Kosmos does in fact run on Linux > with Mono. This one doesn't since there's no DirectX support in Mono, > but I'm sure it'd be possible to port it to something like > http://axiomengine.sourceforge.net/ > . > > In my opinion, a Windows only project with source available is worth a > lot more than some closed Java thing. On that note, how can the > license on the maps keep you from releasing the source code to your > viewer?
I think that Kosmos is ok as is - if you need some open Java stuff you can always use NASA World Wind for Java, which works fine with OSM data and can merge it with elevation data. -- Fabrizio Giudici, Ph.D. - Java Architect, Project Manager Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici - www.tidalwave.it/blog [EMAIL PROTECTED] - mobile: +39 348.150.6941 _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
