On Mon, 2011-07-11 at 06:53 +0200, Mike Dupont wrote: > Besides all the flames and smoke, what are the real issues here? I > think that we dont need to continue this endless discussion. Lets just > stop the fighting and do something more productive.
I think a main issue here, comes down to what services do we need to fork away from the ODbL OSM but still retain the community that exists. Both groups can utilise the same community (mailing lists, IRC, even mapping parties) for discussions regarding tagging or international mapping variances, infact I think they are some of the most interesting discussions here. Both groups can pretty much share the same toolsets. ie just because you favour fosm over osmf or vice versa, that doesn't mean you should stop using and contributing to things like mapnik, osmosis and mkgmap. I think there needs to be a clear statement made by one of the 'democratically elected' members that despite any forks in the licence, the project and community share a common goal and can share some resources, even if we're unable to share data. I also think that a lot of the arguers on these lists need to understand this too. > I find that now we have the fosm going, there should be less reasons > to fight, everyone has basically what they need. Of course it could be > better. I only hope with time that feelings will ease and each branch of the fork will become successful on its own strength. I think both projects serve their own market of users and will continue to build on their individual strengths. David _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
