[Osmf-talk] on Google

fh.sainct fh.sainct at laposte.net
Tue Jul 19 12:39:49 UTC 2011


Jonathan Bennett:
> On 19/07/2011 12:57, fh.sainct wrote:
> > To me it is obvious that, if given the possibility, Google et al will
> > definitely step in, whatever the cost --just to know OSM strategy, and
> > clearly with objectives that are not nice. To say the least.
>
> Then how do you explain Google's ?5000 donation to OSMF[1] with no
> strings attached?

Well, isn't it *exactly* what I described in the sentence you quote?

To Google donating GBP5000 is nothing compared to the insight they gain.
Now, as I said my text is probably too excited, and I won't come back on this topic.
But it'd be incredibly naive to believe Google donated just to be nice.

Hervé

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