On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 10:06 AM Johnparis <ok...@johnfreed.com> wrote:\
> The question of "physical control" is, I believe, not at issue. The fact that > Russia exercises physical control is precisely what Ukraine objects to. So > both sides agree that Russia has physical control of Ukraine. But if there > were a dispute, again from the proposal: Disputes about which claiming > entity, if any, exercises control over a particular territory can be resolved > by the OSM Institutions (meaning the OSMF or the DWG). The criterion of "most > widely internationally recognised", and how it might conflict with the > criterion of "best meets realities on the ground", is at issue. So the de > facto situation remains one that the OSM Institutions would have to resolve. > When resolved, the de facto border would get the > "boundary:status=osm_designated" tag, which essentially makes it "not subject > to change" (by ordinary mappers, anyway). From https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Kilkenni/diary/47017#comment43421 I understand that the notion using "physical control" to define the border is the problem. m. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
