[Imports] Importing fuel stations in UK and future similar imports

[Andy Mabbett]

On 13 May 2017 at 21:40, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com> wrote:

>> On 13. May 2017, at 12:27, Andy Mabbett <andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:

[ on whether IDs like navads_shell should b included in imported data]

>> A "clear no" in the sense that some of us think they're perfectly acceptable

> I'm also against it,

That does not negate my point.

> for several reasons:
>
> 1) as a mapper you don't know how to deal with them because it is not clear to what they refer (a single property, a combination of properties, the land that has the tag, etc.), and how you should treat them when you modify something

None of the above. It's clear to me that it if refers to the mapped
entity. Like any other tag does.

> 1b) ultimately this raises complexity and might prevent cautious mappers from improving the data that has these tags, because they don't know how to deal with it

This is hypothetical handwaving.

> 2) it is circumventing the license:

The licence for what?

> this is proprietary data,

which  being made available under a suitable licence.

> why would we want to distribute it

Because it aids people who use or contribute OSM data.

> (you can't use this data unless you have access to the proprietary part, it is non-free data),

Nonsense.

> it's against the spirit of osm.

Again: nonsense.

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Andy Mabbett
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