On Monday 02 April 2007 12:36, wim delvaux wrote: > On Monday 02 April 2007 11:42:51 Attila Csipa wrote: > > On Monday 02 April 2007 08:13, Hans L wrote: > > > I guess it is a question of whether the map providers are willing to > > > cooperate and divulge the details of their file format to an open > > > source project, or alternatively converting their data into some open > > > format for use with such a project. > > > > In my experience this is highly unlikely. Their first thought would be > > content protection - and on OpenMoko you (should) have none. When they > > license data to software companies, it's easier, since they have NDA-s, > > contractual obligations, etc, but they would see no incentive to open up > > their formats. The income from end users buying open format data is > > minuscule compared to the possible damages from pirated data and/or lost > > bulk contracts from their point of view. And to reiterate a personal > > opinion about commercial software on OM - please do not change or put a > > minute of effort in OpenMoko to make commercial software run easier than > > any other software (unless you get a substantial donation :) - if a > > company is to make some money on OpenMoko users, let it at least pay it's > > own costs in full. > > and what about smart2go ? > > www.smart2go.com
Seems to confirm parent's interpretation. The code is closed, and 'free' only in so far as Nokia are allowing a no-cost download of the beta version. Navigation is a paid-for upgrade. The license agreement prevents redistribution of the data files, and prevents reverse-engineering of the data files as far as local law allows. Nokia, like Google, have paid for a license and are absorbing the cost, presumably to make money off a related sevice, but neither are allowed to let you use the data for anything else. > > W > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
