Hi! > Commitment to follow the rules > > Please ensure that any documentation contains a commitment to follow the > Import/Guidelines > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines> and Automated > Edits code of conduct > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Automated_Edits_code_of_conduct>. > These are non-negotiable parts of participation in OSM imports. The > Ottawa import very definitely falls under the definition of an Automated > Edit.
Actually... I don't think this should be requirement. Import
guidelines are not a holy text, people should follow them, but...
what is next. Should they also include a poem explaining how
import guidelines are great and make openstreetmap more useful?
> While it is generally considered that OGL-CA is acceptable to OSM, the
> lingering third-party waiver issue is troubling. As the City of Ottawa
> almost certainly relied on third parties to collect and correct the
While you may find it troubling, requiring such waivers is going to
make imports impossible. (And openstreetmap useless).
> Data deletion
>
> While you will likely be able to show that some imported outlines are
> more accurate than existing tracings, please don't delete/overwrite
> community contributions. Also, under *no* circumstances delete
So you suggest we keep less accurate data in openstreetmap,
because...?
Pavel
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