On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 7:25 PM, Stefan Keller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You don't need to defend open source nor explain software supplying > process as we're on the same boat. > > In a research project we are trying to use the OSMXAPI (or xapi) for > an innovative location based service for mobiles. > > When we tried to install the current OSMXAPI implementation on an own > mirror server, we saw that it is not maintainable and the installation > documentation is a mess. Which installation documentation were you trying to use? > BTW: I admit that's perhaps the bias we have > being software engineering and GIS specialists! That lack of > maintainability and easy installation was the reason to ask here. > > So let me turn back to the initial thread's topic: > * Would it be worthwhile to rewrite the current OSMXAPI implementation > in your opinion? > * Which software really uses OSMXAPI? > * Are there other projects trying to make use of the OSMXAPI? > > Stefan > > 2008/11/21 Jochen Topf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Stefan, > > > > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 09:54:34AM +0100, Stefan Keller wrote: > >> I'm actually after a reliable OSM read-only mirror which offers OSM > >> api, OSMXAPI and Tiling services as described in the "Lean and mean > >> Tile- and XML-API-Server" thread. Given many business cases, the data > >> freshness can be as good as it gets, beginning with weekly/daily > >> replication. > > > > But you do realize this is an Open Source effort and people do this as > > their hobby? If you want reliability and have a business case, how about > > discussing that with the vendor of your choice who'll gladly implement > > exactly what you want as long as you pay for it. > > > > Jochen > > -- > > Jochen Topf [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.remote.org/jochen/ +49-721-388298 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev >
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