They compete with LPI, and we're a member. No surprises here. Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada @evanleibovitch / @el56
On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 11:16 AM Dave Collier-Brown via talk < [email protected]> wrote: > That seems odd: OSM is used legally in Garmin products, as per > https://support.garmin.com/en-CA/?faq=mSWyDE91q874qY0e9JkL1A > > It sounds like AWS and friends are starting up a commerce-friendly service > and trying to suck people in... > > --dave > > > On 12/15/22 10:01, Stewart Russell via talk wrote: > > I was surprised and disappointed to read this today: > > The Linux Foundation, a global nonprofit organization enabling innovation > through open source, today announced the formation of the Overture Maps > Foundation <https://overturemaps.org/>, a new collaborative effort to > develop interoperable open map data as a shared asset that can strengthen > mapping services worldwide. The initiative was founded by Amazon Web > Services (AWS), Meta, Microsoft, and TomTom and is open to all communities > with a common interest in building open map data. > — > https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-overture-maps-foundation-to-build-interoperable-open-map-data > > The thing is, we already have a mature global map database with > interoperable data and services: OpenStreetMap — > https://www.openstreetmap.org/ . OSM is managed by the democratic > OpenStreetMap Foundation. The partners in Overture are not particularly > well known for their open-source friendliness. Membership in the Overture > foundation is also very costly: $3000 US/year to contribute, $3M US/year to > be on the steering committee. > > I know that the Linux Foundation is hyper-corporate, but to try to compete > with OSM is mystifying. > > Stewart > > > > --- > Post to this mailing list [email protected] > Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > -- > David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. This will gratify > System Programmer and Author | some people and astonish the > [email protected] | -- Mark Twain > > > *CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER** : This telecommunication, > including any and all attachments, contains confidential information > intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any dissemination, > distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited and is not a > waiver of confidentiality. If you have received this telecommunication in > error, please notify the sender immediately by return electronic mail and > delete the message from your inbox and deleted items folders. This > telecommunication does not constitute an express or implied agreement to > conduct transactions by electronic means, nor does it constitute a contract > offer, a contract amendment or an acceptance of a contract offer. Contract > terms contained in this telecommunication are subject to legal review and > the completion of formal documentation and are not binding until same is > confirmed in writing and has been signed by an authorized signatory.* > --- > Post to this mailing list [email protected] > Unsubscribe from this mailing list > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >
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