<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>Le 24 déc. 2011 à 15:38, Mikel Maron a écrit :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; position: static; z-index: auto; "><div><span>Thanks Frederik for the email. Agree these are deep, interesting, technical, social problems for OSM to dive into. I welcome the discussion.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>However, your clarity on these issues is slightly obscured by side comments about the OSMF, and user experience, and I just want to quickly address those and move on.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>The OSMF, as for as I can see, is concerned about user experience, and rightfully so, among many important issues. However, no one I know thinks that it is the only issue facing OSM, and no one I know thinks that all problems will be solved by improving usability. You talk about "some people" but I have no idea who they might be. Please stop the FUD.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Thanks, and
moving on to the substance of your email....</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Mikel</span></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><div>I think that it could be efficient for the OSM crowd (Foundation, individuals and local bodies) pushing more to promote a concept of globally and locally concerned citizens engaged on two axes :</div><div><br></div><div>- being concerned by the social, physical and natural evolution of the world and with the consequences of any damaging events where populations are ar risk and</div><div> must be aware of their close and farther environment, so that accurate and evolutive maps are needed</div><div><br></div><div>- being concerned by their local environment and particularly sensitive to his evolution, so they are eager to record and offer it to their own neighbours' awareness.</div><div><br></div><div>OSM person : citizen of the world engaged at global and local levels for better awareness of the places humans are living or move in. </div><div><br></div><div>Casting this sort of ideas could be the way to be considered as a true global ONG.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Christian Rogel</div></body></html>