On Mon, September 10, 2007 20:46, Peter Stuart wrote: > is the issue here also concerning the > open sourcing of cartography? > are companies like tele-atlas > open source or not? > i might have a talk > with those guys > if it is not.
What is the issue with the cartography? I don't know enough on the subject. * Most of cartography is well known mathematics. * The actual map data is copyrighted material, just like a book or a piece of software. * If a cartography company wants to ask for their map data, I don't see any problem with that? They made the investment: photograpghy, measurements, image processing software,... * If you want free maps, anyone can make (new) maps. You're just not allowed to copy existing maps. -- Amedee -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:[email protected] You can find list info and your subscription configuration options at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be
