[Osmf-talk] seeking feedback on needs summary

[Richard Fairhurst]

Mikel Maron wrote:

> There's no need to make this so black and white. I think the
> characterization of the first viewpoint is unfair, and is trying to
> paint this exercise as bureaucratic and corporate.
>
> User experience is important to consider. Consultants ... who said
> anything about that? Funding plans ... um, that's exactly what the
> OSMF has done since its inception. The needs summary is just a
> concise statement of where OSM currently  stands.

No caricature intended. AFAICT Omidyar are consultants, among many other 
no doubt wondrous things. I agree that usability is essential to 
consider, but given the large amount of time that the OSM community is 
already devoting to it, disagree that an external review is what's 
needed right now.

cheers
Richard