>>Guys, think about one of the most fundamental design principles for robust >>code: Keep it simple.
Agree, but it should meet the requirements !! Certificates might simplify the identification. The UUID might replace my username, but is not fundamentally different. I want to insist however, on the website form approach, to oblige fast-thinking fast-acting "bot writers" to express at least what they intend to do somewhere. The automated undo system allows for a quick undo, before thousands of volunteers added data that will got lost when undone. The webpage allows others to understand what's going on without having to ask, or worse : guess !! Gert Gremmen ----------------------------------------------------- Openstreetmap.nl (alias: cetest) -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Hendrik T. Voelker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:49 PM Aan: Gert Gremmen CC: Talk Openstreetmap Onderwerp: Re: [OSM-talk] Code of conduct for automated (mass-) edits Gert Gremmen wrote: > The serverscript (see below) could create a web page with the > temporary accountname as a URL, summarizing all the submitted data, > for consulting by anyone finding a questionable dataelement. Guys, think about one of the most fundamental design principles for robust code: Keep it simple. I would use two mechanisms for a script mass edit 1. Require scripts to use an SSL certificate that is signed by OSM for authentication 2. As the first step request a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) from the OSM server which acts as transaction number for the batch process and tag each Object with it <tag k='batch_tn' v='3696bf1c-8e1b-11dd-a367-0080ad4205c4' /> when it is submitted. Either by the script itself or, even more secure, by the OSM server API. And when you want to document who did what when, additionally create <batch cert_id='' script='' timestamp=''> <tag k='batch_tn' v='3696bf1c-8e1b-11dd-a367-0080ad4205c4' /> </batch> Cheers Hendrik _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
