[OSM-dev] API 0.6 and changeset tags

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

    for 0.6 editing, JOSM will stop adding "created_by" tags to 
individual objects (and might even remove existing ones, subject to 
discussion) because I consider this unecessary database pollution. 
Instead, the software and version will be available from the changeset 
tags. I assume that other editors will behave likewise?

Does anyone want to suggest a set of tags for the changeset? The API 
wiki page uses, in an example, "created_by=JOSM 1.61". I am slightly in 
favour of doing something like

client=JOSM
client-version=1234

For JOSM, I also intend to add something like "client-plugins=a,b,c,d" 
where the installed plugins are listed but that's subject to discussion 
(may be deemed to invade user's privacy because everyone can then see 
what plugins he's using).

Have Potlatch and Markaartor made any decisions on changeset tagging 
yet? If someone has spent any thoughts on this then I'll just follow in 
their steps rather than do something new.

Bye
Frederik

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