I've taken the time and at least on more or less current pages have redone the edits with a bit a finer brush, essentially with a very small number of exceptions there should be no noticeable impact on actual content now.
I'm reaching out to our counsel to see if we can release the C&D, but IMHO it is unlikely. Further I know that the statement has caused some unease and questions about problematic/unproblematic use of the term in question and the scope of our request to refrain from using it, I will again see if we can issue a clarifying statement on that. Simon Am 01.02.2013 19:41, schrieb Simon Poole: > > Because of the time constraints the removal of the google links is > quite rough, however most (as in all except a handful) of the links > were either old, outdated, or/and unused, as for example essentially > all links to old errors in Google maps based on TeleAtlas data, which > should have been deleted years ago. Naturally you can add back > sanitized links, however I would in general question why we would want > to use google data in our own documentation in the first place (that > is naturally a different discussion). > > As for the rest Jeff Meyer has summarized it nicely. > > Simon > > Am 01.02.2013 18:57, schrieb Ilya Zverev: > > Hi. Regardless of that trademark business, I've checked Simon's edits and > > they mostly > consist of removing links to google maps, which contain empty > "geocode" parameter and them (and many other redundant parameters that > editors didn't bother to omit). Some of the edits are quite funny, for > example, > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Essex_Way&diff=prev&oldid=861689 > (removed a link to display kml with google maps). > > > > I cannot understand why links to google maps have become prohibited > in our wiki, but there are probably one or two meaningful edits and > lots of what can be called vandalism. For example, cleaning "Copyright > Easter Eggs" pages from links to mentioned easter eggs. > > > > So, I vote for 1) reverting all those edits; 2) explaining in detail > what is prohibited (what words, which links etc.) and what is not; 3) > editing wiki more thoroughly, so every edit could be understood. > > > > > > IZ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
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