John Smith wrote: > 2009/10/3 Apollinaris Schoell <[email protected]>: > >> On 2 Oct 2009, at 21:06 , John Smith wrote: >> >> >>> You do if you want a consistent data set. >>> >> And what if I don't want? >> There are 1000s of mappers and not everyone thinks like you and agrees with >> you. If you can't accept so much freedom it's your problem not mine or >> theirs. >> there are many things I don't like in osm, but I am free to change it >> because it's free and open or I can learn that others had better ideas and >> accept it. >> >> > > And so we'll end up with a database not with better map data but with > a completely inconsistent kludge that won't be of any use to anyone > beyond their local area... So people will just keep using commercial > data and not bother with OSM because it's more hassle than it's worth, > in turn no one will bother contributing because they can simply do an > overlay on top of google data so they get a consistent set of map > tiles...
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