Hi, On 09/19/2012 04:24 PM, sly (sylvain letuffe) wrote:
I've read the rather long thread "Import guidelines & OSMF/DWG governance" and I'd like to propose a change on the wiki page : http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Guidelines
I think that imports, or all automated edits, have multiple aspects. Some of them can be covered by local or national policies, others cannot.
For example, I think that a local or national agreement would usually have the last word about what data is imported (maybe except in some extreme cases where the whole community suffers because someone imports every single cobblestone in a city but that's theoretical).
But besides the "content" aspect, there's also the technical or procedural aspect - things like where and how to document your import, or whether or not you need a separate import account, or whether it is acceptable to do large-scale imports with an account the name of which signals disdain for the project. I don't think these should be decided locally.
In the coming years we'll hopefully develop a good subsidiary structure with local chapters in all major communities, and I would expect that this will also bring a healthy discussion about what the local chapters can decide by themselves and what not.
Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail [email protected] ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
