[OSM-dev] Notes Branch

[Mitja Kleider]

On 03/19/2013 03:02 PM, Mikel Maron wrote:
> Getting some renewed interest in the Notes features. Curious to know
> the outlook on the notes branch deployment.
>
> Are these the remaining issues? What can we do to help?
> https://github.com/tomhughes/openstreetmap-website/issues
>
>
> Also wondering about API. Assume that it's differeing from this?
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenStreetBugs/API
> Is authentication required for note creation? Will it be possible for
> an external app to post on behalf on non-OSM users?

I just saw this tweet by Ian Dees:
> Take 1 minute to point out a problem on @OpenStreetMap. You don't
> have to log in. Zoom in to area, click "Add a note" in the lower
> right.
<https://twitter.com/iandees/status/327045928575963136>

>From the github issues it seems that this went live three months ago, I
did not find any announcement.

I could add a message on the OpenStreetBugs website to inform users
about this feature. Is it ready to replace OpenStreetBugs?
If there are plans to import bugs/notes and shut down OpenStreetBugs, I
am happy to help.

Cheers,
Mitja