[OSM-dev] dropping segments

[Corey Burger]

On 7/26/07, Steve Coast <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
> Over in the current data model thread Frederik declared consensus in
> dropping segments. Is that really the case? I've thought it was
> before and been wrong.
>
> Frederik also noted that it's mostly the case that there is no top
> down design in OSM, just whoever does the work. I know some of you
> want that leadership, so I hereby order you all to drop segments.
> Please have this on my desk by Monday. :-P
>
> But seriously.
>
> Dropping segments should be approximately trivial if we make a break
> with the past. Here's Steves n-point plan to success:

What about segments for which there are no ways yet? I know that a
bunch of people, including myself, have been using segments to make
locations of streets from Yahoo imagery for which we do not have the
street names yet.

Corey