Also, it is being hosted on openstreetmap.de, I am going to start to decompile it and recreate the java code from the class files. I wonder if they will sue me. I don't see any license agreement that says I cannot do it.
mike On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 7:22 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there, > just a question, freeware for non commercial usage / non open source > being promoted on the osm wiki? > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/DE:OSM_Composer > Is this what we want ? is there any policy on that? I know we have > strict policies on map data, but what about wikiusage and usage of the > resources of the osm. > > It sends a bad message to have non free software being promoted our wiki. > > Someone asked me to help translate this tool, and I was shocked to > find no source code. > > Does OSM have any guidelines about software that is hosted on the > wiki? Can people just make software under any license and then put it > on the wiki for free advertising ? > > Can I advertise anything I want on the wiki? I know that flossk our > group in Kosovo has guidelines on non free software and we dont allow > people to use our conference or donated resources to promote non-free > software, because our mission is to promote software freedom and data > freedom, not just data freedom. > > Autotranslate from the wikipage : > <<< > Why is not Open Source Composer? > Composer shares code and base libraries with a few other programs I've > written over time and used by various organizations. First, these > interfaces must always remain backward compatible, on the other hand, > these older users' rights and would not part with an opening to the > code agree. > Additionally, for me, especially if a program usable for the (hobby) > is the user. And it takes a lot more with proper documentation, as the > source code with which you can usually start anyway not in the least. > <<< > > Well, lets see the source code that he parts he can publish and we can > rewrite the parts that are not available. I think it would make more > sense to have the app being open and have 1-2 libs that are not and > should be replaced as closed libs. In any case, we could work on the > translation. > > Also, proper documentation is the source, no? I mean want more proper > documentation can you get except source code that works? you can debug > it. > > thanks, > mike > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
