Simon Poole wrote:
[ http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Zethradon/diary/19605#comments ]
While we are not very clear about it, OpenStreetMap.org is mainly
about collecting and editing our data and not about providing
services to end-users.
[ http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2013-July/thread.html ]
The important part is to understand that the current lack of
end-user services is not because of lack of knowledge,
technology or any thing similar, but by design.
When I first read these sentences I was in shock. I had always assumed
that the goal of the project was to create a free and open map that
could be used by anyone.
I must admit I do not understand why a project that relies so strongly
on user contribution not have the goal to attract its user base on a
daily basis.
How can users actively contribute to the map if they need to rely to a
competitive service for their daily needs? How can they spot errors on
the map when they are not even exposed to the data? Why is it only a
minority of users that actively contribute to the map? [1]
[1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Osmdbstats8.png
Simon Poole wrote:
[ http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2013-July/067503.html ]
OSM providing such a site is simply a major policy
change and it needs to be thought about and discussed in such a
context
and not in "I want a feature on the main site" squabbles.
Then consider you can reinterpret my original message as a proposal to
discuss such a policy change.
Should the OpenStreetMap project invest time and energy to make a
usable map on the main website?
Should the map be abandoned altogether, and rendering of the map be
left to third parties, like Skobbler or Open MapQuest?
Or should, perhaps, a new, independent and community-driven project be
started with the goal to propose a complete end user interface for
map.openstreetmap.org, leaving the main project focused on the data?
What do you think?
Guillaume Pratte
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