What is mapquests policy? On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 6:09 AM, Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) < [email protected]> wrote:
> See specifically: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tile_usage_policy > > You really don't want the following image to appear for every tile > requested by xastir for all users: > > > > > > On 11/10/2015 11:06 PM, Jason KG4WSV wrote: > >> On Nov 10, 2015, at 5:39 PM, Skyler F<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I don't see why nobody just puts together an easy script, or even builds >>> it >>> in xastir to Download (not store it on the cache) the tile maps. >>> >> Because it violates the terms of service for many (most?) map servers. >> Which could result in you, all xastir users, etc to be denied service. Or >> to cause the service provider to give up, shut down, and spend their time >> and money on a different project. >> >> Or it may not work because the map severs have some self defense >> mechanisms to prevent such a script from slamming the server (e.g. too many >> requests or Mb per unit time). >> >> -Jason >> kg4wsv >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Xastir mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > [email protected] > http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > -- Skyler Fennell amsatnet.info KDØWHB [email protected] _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir
