> Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 11:26:55 +0530 > From: Regunathan Umapathy <[email protected]> > To: Development list for mkgmap <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [mkgmap-dev] Satnav for non-proprietary maps? > Message-ID: > <CANcpy80R_rvjyjy4YoDJ4NjcWRk+gy- > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I do not own any android devices yet. I fond some of my colleagues are using maps.me > application in Apple and andriod phones that make use of the openstreetmap.
[...] > > For me, Ubuntu Phone is interesting, but not enough to warrant a purchase. > > I hope that there will some day be devices that are based on a > > system-on-chip that is supported by the mainline Linux kernel. With > > both Android and Ubuntu, my understanding is that upgrading the kernel > > is practically impossible, because some drivers are tied to a specific > > kernel version. > > > > Marko > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mkgmap-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev > > > > > Regards > Regunathan Umapathy (Uma) > Visit: http://www.panoramio.com/user/69195 When I posed my question to the list, I was thinking of a dedicated GPS/satnav device, not an app on a smartphone or some other Android device. I am a cycling enthusiast, and I don't want to use my smartphone while riding, so I prefer a dedicated GPS device. I suppose such a thing that supports open mapping format does not exist (yet). Mark Bradley _______________________________________________ mkgmap-dev mailing list [email protected] http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev
