John Bywater wrote: > Matthew Somerville wrote: >> See e.g. the thanks at the bottom of <http://www.fixmystreet.com/faq>; >> we use Ordnance Survey data, under the pan-government agreement.
Thanks again for the link. Having had lunch, and on second thoughts, I'm confused. But I've got some good questions! :-) 1. Why is mySociety included in a pan-government agreement? 2. Which other privileged data sets do the mySociety "open source" services depend upon? 3. More broadly, to what extent is mySociety's position secured by virtue of having privileged access to closed data sets? 4. Looking forward, given Tom's recent appointment within the Conservative Party, should we expect mySociety to become more dependent upon graces and favours obtained through privileged connections, or less? 5. Didn't the mySociety chaps originally want to change our society to be constituted of efficient democratic process and open public goods, rather than continue the closed corruptions and under-provisions that fall from the personal patronage of a privileged social strata? Since Tom has sided with the Bullingdon Club, yet remains director of an organisation which apparently builds "open source democracy", it becomes desirable to shine light upon shaded corners. ATB, John _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
