The new slippy map looks so damn good that I'm not surprised that people outside the UK are keen to see their work on the map as well.<br><br>It is really great to be able to see how much has been done in the UK - much more than was easy to see with the old map. But even though I'm from the UK, I'm equally eager to see what else has been done around the world.
<br><br>We do need to realise that this is literally a global project and should embrace and encourage contributions from everywhere. Our continued focus on the UK is great for us, but not so great for the other 99.08% of the world's population.
<br><br>Leaving aside the slippy map, which I'm sure will be global as soon as it possibly can be, I'd be in favour of holding the planned State of the Map conference somewhere other than the UK. To do that however, we would need a willing local organiser. Any volunteers or suggestions for a non-UK venue?
<br><br>80n<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/22/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Andy Robinson</b> <<a href="mailto:Andy_J_Robinson@blueyonder.co.uk">Andy_J_Robinson@blueyonder.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>Richard Fairhurst wrote:<br>>Sent: 22 November 2006 12:36 PM<br>>To: <a href="mailto:talk@openstreetmap.org">talk@openstreetmap.org</a><br>>Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Decision for slippy map<br>><br>>Quoting Scott Rollins <
<a href="mailto:organist@gmail.com">organist@gmail.com</a>>:<br>><br>>> If it was a few days or up to the week, no problem, but as time goes on,<br>>> it does make one wonder: Do they really want my contributions from
<br>>> outside the UK?<br>><br>>C'mon, it's a volunteer, open source project. There is no "they" and<br>>"me" here. It's "us".<br>><br>>Amused to see I'm not the only church organist on the list though. ;)
<br>><br><br>Well, actually that sort of makes two and a quarter. I played for a short<br>while back in my late teens. I wouldn't know my swell from my choir these<br>days though ;-)<br><br>Andy Robinson<br><a href="mailto:Andy_J_Robinson@blueyonder.co.uk">
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