[Osmf-talk] which companies or interest groups are unacceptable? was Africa as a training ground

[osm.sanspourriel at spamgourmet.com]

The issue is not who but why are they acceptable or not.

When MapBox creates a silo (when you want to correct OSM data you are
not directed to OSM editors but to MapBox environment), it's not better
than when HOT does the same.

When FB who is using OSM data adds opening hours or contact information
on user pages without improving the OSM database (ODbL) I see also an issue.

The issue is not (or not only) with HOT but much more the way HOT (and
others) are interacting with the OSM community.

I think the request of Bert "Local chapter board or leaders should not
be affiliated with any financiers or specific interest groups. No
Facebook, no MapBox, no Apple, no Google, no TomTom etc... NO HOT." is
more not to have a conflict of interest.

As for me I have no problem having such "Local chapter board or leaders"
but /only/ if I'm sure they won't take part to issues where they have a CoI.

Jean-Yvon

Le 03/08/2021 à 22:33, Brian M. Sperlongano - zelonewolf at gmail.com a écrit :
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 4:28 PM Heather Leson <heatherleson at gmail.com
> <mailto:heatherleson at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Dear Bert
>
>     "Local chapter board or leaders should not be affiliated with any
>     financiers or specific interest groups. No Facebook, no MapBox, no
>     Apple, no Google, no TomTom etc... NO HOT"
>
>     With all due respect, this is an "open" community. I or anyone
>     should not be excluded because I have a job or belong to any
>     community. To restrict this is to not be "open".
>
>     Thank you
>
>     Heather
>
>
> +1
>
> Who gets to decide which companies or interest groups are
> unacceptable?  Is it just companies and organizations that we don't
> like?  I'm pretty sure this rule, if applied as stated, would exclude
> the vast majority of OSMF and local chapter board members.
>
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