SteveC wrote: > On Jan 14, 2010, at 11:40 AM, David Earl wrote: > > >> On 14/01/2010 18:27, Dave F. wrote: >> >>> Andy, The taxpayers have already paid for it, many times over. I resent >>> having to pay £7.50 for a map I've already financed to construct. >>> As I've paid for it, I think it should be given to me free of charge. >>> >> For a paper map, I think not. You've helped pay for the data collection >> and technology, but not for the printing and paper etc for your >> particular map. As the printing is to a particularly high standard, and >> in 6 colour, I'm sure that is a very substantial part of the cost (and >> of course, probably half the selling price is from the retailer's markup >> anyway). >> > > Which gets to andy's point that anyone should be able to print them and just > pay OS for the data,
As we've already done that & are continuing to do so through local council cost, why should we pay them again? _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
