On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 03:19:02PM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote: > Rather than try to centralize everything we know about the world into > OSM, we would be better off figuring out how multiple databases can be > tightly connected.
There’s the added bonus that when you make a project independent from its data sources you get to use other sources more easily because you’ve not tied it to a particular format. I’m sure many would love OpenStreetMap to be _the_ source for free (libre) geodata. I would rather it be one of many. Simon -- A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works.—John Gall
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