Hello.
I am offended by the tone of this message. This sums up the problem with the
process in place...It has divided the community and people that used to just
work together and get things done have started calling others names.
Your implication that this process effects only three people ("three
aus-forkers") is ludicrous. Your assertion that anyone who has used Nearmap is
a sub-par mapper is offensive.
Please calm down. Those of us effected by this CT/License issue wish it would
go away too. I used to enjoy contributing to OSM. In fact I was addicted to it.
But the fact that my data is being threatened to be deleted because the RULES
CHANGED and I used sources that WERE COMPATIBLE but now are deemed not to be is
incredibly frustrating. And trust me - most of my mapping has been "out there
actually mapping" using a gps. Denigrating those who contribute by tracing is
badly misplaced.
Regards,
Neal
----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick Hocking" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Wednesday, 4 May, 2011 9:22:44 PM
> Subject: [talk-au] Canberra Mapping - out of date
>
>
>
>
> Some time ago, I resolved not to do any more mapping in Australia
> until the three aus-forkers had well and truly "forked off" and
> taken their "precious" data with them.
>
> Unfortunately this has meant that Canberra OSM data is now badly out
> of date. I have recently heard of a situation where up-to-date
> Canberra data could have been *extremely* usefull to somebody. Since
> it was exactly this type of situation that prompted me to spend so
> much time mapping Canberra and keeping it very up-to-date, and
> despite my revulsion at having to work on a project while the three
> forkers are still in residence, this weekend I will bring Canberra
> up-to-date again.
>
> This data could not have been arm-chair mapped with nearmap (or Bing
> for that matter) but needs people out there actually mapping rather
> than incessantly bitching and moaning about things on these lists. I
> really wish that OSM-F would finalise the CT/licence implementation,
> (tomorrow would be good!)
>
>
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