And that is exactly what HOT needs to do; follow it's own course. I believe the size, methodology and flexibility of HOT will probably proof way more practical and hopefully life-saving now and in the future.
“There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.” - Mark Twain 2012/1/25 Om Goeckermann <[email protected]> > > On Jan 25, 2012, at 7:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > " We will continue to strive for all data being open and freely > > accessible and look forward to engaging with others and advancing the > > broader conversation to make development more effective and inclusive." > > > Firstly, it's the World Bank. Their track record is running *somewhat* > behind their own claims of expertise. > > Secondly, if that paragraph had any weight, there is a robust community > waiting and a bevy of well developed applications that could truly enable > map-preneurs in developing countries to make good use of their OWN data > (even sell some of it to Google if they felt like it). > > It's Google's terms I have issues with. Regardless, it is a menage a deux > of oligarchy and monopolizing tactics. > > IMO the whole thing reeks. > > We will be out there regardless, spreading empowerment and sovereignty > wherever we go... > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >
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