[OSM-dev] A bit of developer philosophy...

[Patrick Kilian]

Hi,

> I have a moral dilemma.
> 
> I consider implementing KML import in Merkaartor.
> While it would be a perfectly legit feature as KML is a standard
> (http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/kml), I also know that it could
> be used to import copyright protected stuff into OSM, even by mistake.
> 
> Now I wonder if should feel morally bound by the use that people could
> make of a feature I implement, or just consider that it is their
> responsibility only (It's a bit like P2P, although not hypocritical...).
> 
> What do you think?
Include the feature, but stick a big fat warning on it. You might think
about disabling editing if you detect a google-klm (or a not whitelisted
klm?).


Patrick "Petschge" Kilian