Matthieu, > I would like to have it approved... Just imagine what would happen if > the Karlsruhe schema is declared unefficient, and must be disregarded > (for some reason, such as the ones explained by Karl). All the data > would be lost, or would require huge processing for conversion into a > new schema.
We don't usually do "declare data as unefficient" and "must be disregarded" in OpenStreetMap. Some people, including myself, even object to the term "approve" since nobody in OSM has the authority to tell others what to do. If you feel you need a vote before you, personally, can use the schema, then go ahead and start one. I, personally, do not require a vote to use the schema; I'd rather prove that it works by simply using and implementing it. I could imagine that *after* having used a schema for a while and maybe having found some problems with it, one could *then* have a good discussion based on practice about changes that could be implemented. I am not a believer in discussing or even voting *before* doing something. And as I said, there is room in OSM for more than one schema; I fully expect the Karlsruhe schema to be non-working in rural India and vice versa, and I also expect any schema that works everywhere in the world to be so complicated that nobody wants to use it. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail [EMAIL PROTECTED] ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
