[OSM-dev] Why no curves in map data?

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

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> AFAICR, because someone (NavTeq?) has a patent on the idea.
>

idea?

I'm gonna try to put a patent on breathing, wonder if someone else had
the idea before, otherwise I will collect lots of fees in the future
(in the beginning I consider of giving away the idea of breathing for
free, lets say for a 2 years trial period).

Martin