Thank you, Frederick. I think that was extremely well put :-) On Aug 17, 2013 8:53 PM, "Frederik Ramm" <frede...@remote.org> wrote:
> Pieren, > > But I was extremetely surprise to see "twitter" and "facebook" after the >> save action. Is OSM still an open data project mainly driven by open >> source applications ? Are we really moving to the commercial side of the >> internet ? I have no words to express my shock (I have but it would >> censored). >> > > Like you, I am very critical of "data silos" like Facebook, and I find it > sad that so many people un-thinkingly embrace such proprietary platforms. > > I think that as an open project, we must be very careful not to endorse > these platforms - under no circumstances should we send out the message > that you can be a better mapper if you sign up to Facebook. > > But at the same time it is not for us to re-educate people. Facebook and > other similar platforms are an important part in the social life of many > people nowadays - in some countries, there's more OSM activity on Facebook > than there is on the national OSM mailing list, and all that without our > involvement. > > While making sure not to *endorse* proprietary social platforms, at the > same time we should respect the decision of those who want to use them, and > we shouldn't make it artifically hard for these users to include OSM in > their "social platform life". > > It is a difficult balance to strike but it is something that requires a > nuanced view. Freedom and openness also means that people have the freedom > to use Facebook. > > (And yes, the issue tends to be viewed with less ideological weight on the > other side of the Atlantic. Then again, I believe that Potlatch 1 also had > a "post my edit on Twitter" link?) > > Bye > Frederik > > -- > Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" > > ______________________________**_________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.**org/listinfo/talk<http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk> >
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