[OSM-dev] start of the wikipedia import into open streetmap

[Patrick Kilian]

Hi,

> Goal is to extract all features from kosovo and to put them in open streetmap.
> if we can find a server I will also host our own server for OSM data
> for kosovo.

In short: Don't do that.

The reason: Wikipedia uses sources for the geo data that are deemed
unsafe by the OSM community and which might expose OSM to (unnecessary)
legal risks. So don't import data from wikipedia to OSM - expecially not
in a big automated manner - unless you talked with the people on the
legal mailinglist and got a "go ahead" from them.


Patrick "Petschge" Kilian