<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>If you think there is a legal issue here to pursue, raise it with the LWG.</span></div><div> </div><div>* Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> ThomasB <toba0211@yahoo.de><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> talk@openstreetmap.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April 4, 2012 4:38 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [OSM-talk] Truth about media hype in Microsoft lending big support and big dollars to OSM ?<br> </font> </div> <br>
<br>Mikel Maron wrote<br>> <br>> Hi<br>> <br>> I think we've squeezed just about enough conspiracy theories out of this<br>> thread. Let's end it.<br>> <br>> -Moderators<br>> <br>> * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron<br>> <br><br>WTF<br>This is from Microsoft at #osm-de 10/02/2012<br>"Microsoft has received requests from the armed forces to blur areas in<br>Germany (StGB 109g is one of the corresponding directives which has been<br>used as reference). We, Bing, have to comply with this requests erroneously<br>used among other sources also some OSM information. We're working to correct<br>the polygons and rework the blurring areas however it will take some time<br>due to the amount of processing involved. We understand this is<br>objectionable to some members of the OSM community but based on our very<br>good relationship we hope and thank you for your understanding and patience"<br><br>Nothing happens
although it was published here, Steve Coast was involved and<br>at least one LWG member is aware of it. If you need more quotes, let me<br>know. You can see that they still use OSM polygons here.<br>http://osm.misterboo.de/military/<br><br>Conspiracy theory? Richard F admitted that there was not contact with<br>MS...So MS is violating our license since 3 month and nothing happens.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>--<br>View this message in context: http://gis.19327.n5.nabble.com/Truth-about-media-hype-in-Microsoft-lending-big-support-and-big-dollars-to-OSM-tp5615717p5618964.html<br>Sent from the General Discussion mailing list archive at <a target="_blank" href="http://Nabble.com">Nabble.com</a>.<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>talk mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:talk@openstreetmap.org" href="mailto:talk@openstreetmap.org">talk@openstreetmap.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk"
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