Any WMS can be used as a background in JOSM, but it doesn't give an
assurance that it's OK for OSM.  Anyone can use josm in other mapping
projects outside osm.  I sometimes use it for other mapping needs
because of the really cool editing functions.

On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Eugene Alvin Villar <[email protected]> wrote:
> I messaged him and he said that he traced from a WMS in JOSM. It's probably
> a WMS plugin that let's you view Google Maps imagery. I guess if the imagery
> came with the plugin, you would assume that it's OK to trace.
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Marloue Pidor <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>
>> I think his apology was sincere, he wanted our help... lets help him get
>> Bacolod in the map the right way. That's a common mistake of most OSM
>> newbies, putting copyrighted material into OSM.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Marloue (murlwe)
>>
>> <-----Original Message----->
>> >From: maning sambale [[email protected]]
>> >Sent: 2/28/2010 12:36:08 PM
>> >To: [email protected]
>> >Subject: Re: [talk-ph] Bacolod
>> >
>> >http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/goodbyebacolod:-(/diary/9683
>> >
>
>



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