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<p>The issue is not who but why are they acceptable or not.</p>
<p>When MapBox creates a silo (when you want to correct OSM data you
are not directed to OSM editors but to MapBox environment), it's
not better than when HOT does the same.</p>
<p>When FB who is using OSM data adds opening hours or contact
information on user pages without improving the OSM database
(ODbL) I see also an issue.<br>
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<p>The issue is not (or not only) with HOT but much more the way HOT
(and others) are interacting with the OSM community.</p>
<p>I think the request of Bert "Local chapter board or leaders
should not be affiliated with any financiers or specific interest
groups. No Facebook, no MapBox, no Apple, no Google, no TomTom
etc... NO HOT." is more not to have a conflict of interest.</p>
<p>As for me I have no problem having such "Local chapter board or
leaders" but <i>only</i> if I'm sure they won't take part to
issues where they have a CoI.</p>
<p>Jean-Yvon<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Le 03/08/2021 à 22:33, Brian M.
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<div dir="auto">Dear Bert
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chapter board or leaders should not be affiliated with
any financiers or specific interest groups. No
Facebook, no MapBox, no Apple, no Google, no TomTom
etc... NO HOT"</span></div>
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<div dir="auto">With all due respect, this is an "open"
community. I or anyone should not be excluded because I
have a job or belong to any community. To restrict this
is to not be "open".</div>
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<div dir="auto">Thank you</div>
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<div>Who gets to decide which companies or interest groups are
unacceptable? Is it just companies and organizations that
we don't like? I'm pretty sure this rule, if applied as
stated, would exclude the vast majority of OSMF and local
chapter board members. </div>
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