<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 6:51 AM, Richard Fairhurst <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:richard@systemed.net">richard@systemed.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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80n wrote:<br>
> I support Frederik's view that the community is the most valuable aspect<br>
> of OSM.<br>
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</div>Um, I'm not arguing against that. All I'm disputing is this silly little<br>
notion that maps automatically lose all value after a year or two.<br>
</blockquote><div><br>Perhaps it's better to look at it the other way round. How much value does one map *gain* by being more up to date than another map?<br><br>For some uses, like the street map at Charlbury railway station perhaps not a lot.<br>
<br>For other uses, like how to route around the congestion charging zone in central London, there's a lot of value gained by being current.<br><br><br><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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cheers<br>
Richard<br>
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