On Dec 21, 2020, at 7:10 AM, Tomas Straupis <tomasstrau...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2020-12-21, pr, 16:52 Anders Torger rašė: >> But what to do if the things you want doesn't >> really fit into what OSM currently is and strives to be... > > We are ALL OSM community. If somebody tells you that "I am OSM and > only A is right" - do not believe them. > YOU define what OSM is and where it is going to by DOING. > The more I look at it, the more it seems that fragmentation is > inevitable. Question is how much will remain "common".
Thank you for saying it like this, Tomas. Fragmentation happens, though it is not the end of OSM when it does. Private projects, when they happen, don't necessarily harm OSM, they prove its strength as a solid foundation of data upon which are built bespoke / custom solutions. These even can (and do?) "link up" to form a stronger fabric which "rides along with" the solid foundation. There are examples of this in OSM right now. Truly, a lot of what was said in the last few posts are bullseyes on a target: • YOU define what OSM is by DOING (a crucially important truth!) • While "local renderers" are by definition limited in their scope, they need not be limited in their use: they can be practical/visual proofs of "better ways" (to do things), testing grounds for finding solutions to more international problems • There are already local communities creating local cartographic data schemas, this is already being talked about as becoming more-widely and better integrated among data consumers (like yourself, Anders — that's how this works) • Making OSM into what we might use in the future as a "baseline" map for a drop-in replacement for government maps (in Sweden, for example) will doubtless earn us growing contributions that surpass the government maps. Yes, that's a fair bit of sweat, work and time, but it is worth it! (That's a fantastic dream, well-stated and shared by many, Anders!) • Agreeing on the goals FIRST (among peers who can, do and will work towards them) takes energy, but it is worth it! • It is easy to get hooked on this kind of mapping / data / collaboration! It works, it is a lot of fun. Repeat ad infinitum. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
