Serge, The "information pamphlet" should be supported by the guidelines/rules which are not clear, which is what I was pointing out. Perhaps we are putting the cart before the horse and should address the import rules, standards and processes first.
-Carol ------------------------------------- Carol Kraemer North River Geographic Systems, Inc http://www.northrivergeographic.com 404.431.0125 [email protected] On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Serge Wroclawski <[email protected]> wrote: > Randal and all, > > Let's remember that this is a discussion about a web page, not > regarding policy of any sort. This is about telling people about the > issue of imports with clear, factual information- telling them that > imports are welcome if they're carefully cultivated, but many > datasets, and many imports do not make it through the vetting process. > > We also don't want to bog people down with information on their first > search, so a comprehensive list of data that goes in OSM vs data that > does not, or a discussion about licenses is beyond the scope of this > one web page. > > It's also not the place to discuss questions or concerns about the > Import Guidelines. We may be able to work with the DWG on rewriting > those, but this page is just a one page summary of the issue of > imports. > > And the "Questions to ask yourself" are just that- questions someone > should ask themselves. They are not rules in an of themselves. They're > like the information pamphlet you get when you go to adopt a pet "Ask > yourself, will you have time for your new pet?". > > - Serge > > _______________________________________________ > Imports-us mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports-us >
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