Hi, Alex Ruddick wrote:
I am of exactly the same mind of NEII on this. When the OSMF holds the gun to my head, I will eventually Accept. Until then, I'd like to keep my 'data vote' opposed in order to slow down the impending train wreck as long as possible.
Do you expect any positive outcome from this, or is it for moral reasons that you choose this course of action?
There are regions in OSM where a visible "no" vote will lead to your data being re-surveyed and replaced by other contributors rather quickly. I can only hope that this is not the case in your area because otherwise what you plan to do will yield the worst possible outcome - others duplicating the efforts you have put in (instead of using their time for something more productive), and you being miffed because your contributions have been removed before you had the chance to redecide.
My contributions aren't as numerous as his <http://hdyc.neis-one.org/?NE2>, but if removed they would set my area back a half-decade.
How so, if it has only taken you three years ;)?
If NEII's (and others) are removed, we can add the United States to Australia as 'countries the OSMF is willing to sacrifice.'
It's a hard language to use. We don't want to lose any contributors, and we don't want to lose any data either. I don't want to compare OSM to a hill of mindless ants each of whom just execute their genetic programming; I believe that OSM works precisely because we're all individuals and contribute our own ideas, our style, our quirks. Every contributor is uniqe and (with very, very little exceptions) every contributor adds something valuable to OSM. Still, in the grand scheme of things, no single contributor is irreplaceable. Rip something out (and shed a couple tears about the love that went into it and is now lost to OSM) - it will grow back in time, and bring with it new people, a new community rallied to the cause.
We're not "sacrificing countries". We saw that we have built our project on (legal) sand, and we're moving to rectify the situation. The patient may lose some tissue about this but he will live, and after the wounds have healed, will be healthier than before.
I'm talking all flowery because this is the talk list. If you want hard facts, go to legal-talk.
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