On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 06:30:50AM -0500, Nathan Edgars II wrote: > On 1/13/2012 6:07 AM, Simone Saviolo wrote: > >On the semantics of access=permissive. I used to be confused too (not > >that I'm not anymore; it's just that now I accept the definition). > >"Permissive" sounds like you need a permit to go there, and in that > >sense I found it perfectly fitting for the Italian ZTLs (=limited > >traffic zone). Actually, it's more an equivalent of "tolerated"; but I > >wonder how many newcomers have used it incorrectly, because it is very > >counterintuitive at least for non-native English speakers. But, this > >is what we have; should we change? And if yes, how? > > Permissive means that you have permission by default. Is 'permit' > better-known by non-English speakers than 'permission'?
Well, if "by default" you mean "the owners don't mind if you haven't been explicitly excluded." _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
