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<p>Not to make too fine a point, but OSMF policy notwithstanding,
the OSMF Board of Directors uses Google Mail, the OSMF
participates in Google Summer of Code, and Google was a sponsor of
SOTM 2022 in Florence.[1]</p>
<p>As for foreign governments restricting access to Google assets,
correct me if I am wrong but this mainly affects China and Iran,
and probably a few other totalitarian regimes (e.g., North
Korea?), but not the vast majority of OSM project participants.
Rather than criticize the CWG for using Google because certain
people are restricted by their governments from using Google
services, it would be more useful to suggest alternatives that
might work in those countries.</p>
<p>My two manats' worth (having served 4-1/2 years as a diplomat in
a totalitarian country that restricts access to 3/4 of the world's
IP addresses).</p>
<p>cheers,<br>
apm<br>
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<p>[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://2022.stateofthemap.org/#sponsors">https://2022.stateofthemap.org/#sponsors</a><br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:03:49 +0100
From: Andy Townsend <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ajt1047@gmail.com"><ajt1047@gmail.com></a>
To: S?ren Reinecke <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:valinora@gmx.net"><valinora@gmx.net></a>
Cc: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:talk@openstreetmap.org">talk@openstreetmap.org</a>
Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Survey about OSM communication behaviors
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On 28/04/2023 15:47, S?ren Reinecke wrote:
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">So please stop complaining about when someone does not share your ideologic attitude. And wanting to use OSS only is a ideology.
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">In this case, it's not just my view, it's the view of the OSMF board:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Commitment_to_Open_Communication_Channels">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Commitment_to_Open_Communication_Channels</a>
I have nothing against Google per se (casual observers will note that
I'm posting this from a Gmail address), but we have to allow everyone to
access a survey like this - including those people who are restricted by
their government from using services such as Google's.
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">In this case privacy is not even a concern. So please stop polluting email threads with unnecessary replies.
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😄
Best Regards,
Andy</pre>
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