2010/1/27 Dinkar Mohana Pai <[email protected]>: > Hello > > I hope this is related to opensource / free software movement, as I see in > newspapers, the free software movement is against google mapping party. > > Would someone please enlighten us (N00b like me) on this issue ? I mean, it > is all about the security issues ? Or the ownership issue ?
See this thread for a detailed discussion http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm/browse_thread/thread/e61c195c55a657fd > Why the free software foundation opposes it ? Sorry, but was not clearly > explained in the newspapers, so thought I will ask here. > > http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=79905 - That is the link/news I > read. "മാപ്പിങ്ങ് പാര്ട്ടികള് എന്നത് നമ്മുടെ ഭരണഘടന നല്കുന്ന Freedom of Speech എന്ന അവകാശത്തില് പെടുന്നതാണ്. ഇത് തടയുന്നത് ജനാധിപത്യലംഘനമാണ്." See the full response http://www.fosscommunity.in/wiki/OpenstreetMapPressNote Free Software community is not against mapping parties, our concern is about ownership and control of data. -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Our FOSS Meeting @ NITC Feb 5-7 http://fossmeet.in _______________________________________________ Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org #[email protected]
