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<div>Aug 16, 2022, 14:58 by kandimalla.sreeram@gmail.com:<br></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div dir="ltr"><div> b) They were clear that they were immune under UK law? <br></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto">India has no jurisdiction in Poland or UK.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Russia cannot sue me for violating their censorship laws (or at least they cannot<br></div><div dir="auto">enforce it, unless they would send FSB to assassinate or kidnap me).<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">In the same way Indian government cannot enforce their censorship laws on<br></div><div dir="auto">me or OSMF.<br></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div dir="ltr"><div>2. Is OSM aware of the New Indian Geospatial Guidelines?<br></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto">Probably no if you mean OSM community in general.<br></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div dir="ltr"><div> a) If it does put OSM on the wrong side of Indian law, would OSM care to make adjustments to comply with Indian law and become legal in India, given that the adjustments needed are minor<br></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto">What exactly changes would be needed?<br></div><div dir="auto">If it requires placing border not at its de facto location but at place demanded by<br></div><div dir="auto">India or Pakistan: not going to happen.<br></div><div dir="auto">If it is about mapping Indian/Pakistan claims: so people tried mapping disputed<br></div><div dir="auto">boundaries, this idea is disputed but not a clear no go.<br></div><div dir="auto">If it requires rendering Indian claim instead of de facto border on osm.org by default<br></div><div dir="auto">for everyone: this is not going to happen.<br></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"> ( This is where the Indian OSM veterans I have spoken to were saying that OSM won't<br></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">They are likely right, see<br></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/w/images/d/d8/DisputedTerritoriesInformation.pdf">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/w/images/d/d8/DisputedTerritoriesInformation.pdf</a><br></div><div dir="auto">for OSMF position.<br></div></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div dir="ltr"><div> b) If we are on the wrong side of Indian law and OSM says they don't care.. Wouldn't it be the ethically right thing to do to put it up in <b>bold </b>on the OSM India wiki page that you are about to break Indian law by entering data here.<br></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto">Are you sure that applies to editors not mapping national border of India?<br></div><div dir="auto">And yes, it makes sense to give such warning if Indian government is enacting<br></div><div dir="auto">this type of laws. Just it should be accurate.<br></div> </body>
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