On 30 Dec 2011, at 15:11, Cartinus wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On 12/30/2011 04:06 PM, Thomas Davie wrote: >> On 30 Dec 2011, at 15:02, Cartinus wrote: >> >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 >>> >>> On 12/30/2011 03:41 PM, Thomas Davie wrote: >>>> we shouldn't forget that the goal of the process is to provide >>>> high quality maps for people to use. >>> >>> Have you ever read the tile usage policy? >>> >>> How many "iDroid" apps were blocked from using OSM's tile server >>> and told to brew their own tiles? >>> >>> The OSM project doesn't have the resources to provide ready made >>> maps for everyone. If you want OSM to be able to do that, then >>> start working on a viable plan to get those resources. >> >> The tile usage policy that says roughly "use this for your personal >> benefit, don't scrape them" – iDroid apps don't get blocked because >> they let people look at the map, they get blocked because they >> create unnecessary load in some way (e.g. by scraping) >> >> Tom Davie > > And if everyone is going to use our map, then we run into exactly the > same problem as when a single person is scraping. > > You're still only demanding and don't have a plan, worse you actually > deny we need a plan.
The problem with this being that what you're suggesting comes much further down the line. The whole world using and caring about open street map is rather a nice problem to have is it not? Tom Davie _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
