W dniu 15.09.2015 23:07, Paul Johnson napisał(a):
http://maps.randmcnally.com/ [2] sounds very close to what you're
suggesting (also, bonus points, brand recognition: People trust Rand
McNally, and oddly enough, there's a pretty sizable attribution on the
paper maps that can be found in every gas station in the midwest,
which also has an elevator pitch for the project, IIRC). I also tend
So that's good, however - keeping pure OSM perspective - it's not global
(USA, I guess? I haven't even heard about this brand) and for me it's
very similar to hello.mapquest.com - differences I see: POIs are static
instead of dynamic layer, no traffic layer, no travel menu. The
downsides are almost identical (however they have no ads).
So pull a server together and start another tileset. Who knows? It
might just be featured on the front page.
You got me =} - I'm not a tileseter nor enterpreneur. I just think how
such portal should probably look like to meet the needs of people and at
the same time help OSM be properly promoted (and grow).
GNU still plays a very important part underpinning a lot of other
projects, though, and is an irreplaceable part of the software
ecosphere at this point. Their portfolio is so broad right now that
That's exactly the situation I'd like to avoid: they do a lot, but are
much less visible and known. It's not a problem in itself, but FSF,
standing behind the GNU project, have a program (mission) which is their
primary goal and they have less opportunities
to promote it.
Well, hopefully, not something users come to begrudge like Mozilla.
Maybe more like a Wikimedia Foundation, in which, just give it time,
and we'll hit the runaway point. We already hit the breakaway point.
Both are strong brands and quite effective in fulfilling their missions,
even when dealing with other commercial entities.
I have also got to know that ClamAV (another open project) is
incorporated in the commercial antivirus product with a link from the
official project page and a logo and brand visible inside Immunet. It
looks like if OSM had official partnership with McNally or MapQuest: not
bad, but it's just not a project's best shot to reach end users.
--
"The train is always on time / The trick is to be ready to put your bags
down" [A. Cohen]
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