Jonathan Bennett schrieb: > Tobias Knerr wrote: >> How about "offer reliable service with good uptimes"? After the recent >> maintenance weekend it was stated that our services are not really >> intended for the public (at least if they need them and don't just >> experiment with them) and we are only about data. If that's still the >> case, recommending the use of these services to the public doesn't seem >> like a good idea. >> > You're right that the mapping on openstreetmap.org isn't intended to be > a reliable, full-scale service for the general public: It's a showcase > and a mapper's tool. The idea is to get other sites to use the data to > create the maps they want, rather than just using one set of tiles from us.
Hi! Is it really such a good idea to force each and every tiny website to set up their own map server when they only want to put some markers on a simple map (especially where there's no need for special rendering)? It really takes some effort to set up your own map server. It may not even be possible to host it on a cheap web account that most websites use. My feeling is that we should try to support (and not "defend against" ;-) such projects as SFD to use our maps, so "open minded" projects spread the word about OSM. Setting up a policy like: "Unless you're producing a lot of traffic, you can use the map for your own project. Please note that the map may be down for maintenance for 1-2 days occasionally" would be a probably good idea (well, if it's not already in the wiki somewhere) - so others know what they will get. This way it's much more likely that interested parties get involved in OSM and after a while working "on their own map", when they recognize that it's possible with OSM - and if it makes sense for their project goal. Regards, ULFL P.S: I enjoyed to see that the latest maintenance downtimes were announced some days/weeks before it actually happened. The whole downtime process was much smoother compared to the API 0.5 switch. So all in all, I think for most projects the OSM base maps are just ok :-) _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
