You are assuming that any such data will be available in an online source that can be queried during the rendering process. This won't necessarily be the case. For example, a private organization or government agency might decide, for security reasons, to supply data on media such as DVDs rather than giving the public access to their servers. In that case, each rendering engine would need its own copy of that database, or some third party would need to supply a server for the exported data.
-------Original Email------- Subject :Re: [OSM-talk] [OSM-legal-talk] In what direction should OSM go? >From :mailto:[email protected] Date :Thu Sep 30 05:41:45 America/Chicago 2010 Hi, John Smith wrote: > On 30 September 2010 14:08, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: >> If it doesn't need to be edited, then it shouldn't be imported. > > Why not if it enhances the database? Data that need not/should not be edited does not enhance the database, it burdens the database. Such data should be added from the original source during rendering. Bye Frederik _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
