We could use 100% OSM data... In the OSM-FR style, I've replaced NaturalEarth data with OSM one.
2014-07-13 22:29 GMT+02:00 moltonel 3x Combo <[email protected]>: > On 13/07/2014, Christoph Hormann <[email protected]> wrote: > > Of course, i was just trying to point out that the standard OSM map does > > not really give a good example here for others to imitate. Since the > > style is open you can of course see where external data is used but > > this only works as long as it is open. > > Maybe we should point out when we use non-OSM data on osm.org, even if > that data's license doesn't require attribution. Is there consensus on > this ? For example, the default "mapnik" style uses data from > NaturalEarth, to display placenames and boudaries at low zoom I think. > Note that displaying attribution is the job of the website hosting a > style, not the job of the style itself. > > That said, I don't feel too pushed to ask other OSM-and-misc data > users to disclose exactly what mix of data they are using (not that we > have the legal basis to require it anyway). I imagine we could tweak > our license to require disclosing which subset of OSM data is being > used, or even what other datasets it is being mixed with, but that's > IMHO going too far (and some community members are arguing that the > current license is already too cumbersome). Ok to encourage, not ok to > require. > > > Lastly, changing the topic, it seems like a bit of a failure that our > default rendering apparently has to use non-osm data as well. If osm > is missing placename population figures, or if the worldwide admin > boundaries are too complicated to use, then we need to fix the > download options and/or the data itself. > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > -- Christian Quest - OpenStreetMap France
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