[Tagging] Does Google lack data?

[Greg Troxel]

Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com> writes:

> the Google logo is there because they use the Google API to display the
> map.
> It is a requirement from the Google API. You can see it here in the source
> code:
>  <script type="text/javascript" src="
> https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=...&libraries=geometry,places&sensor=true&language=ru
> "></script>
>
> I agree that this leads to situations where "normal" map consumers
> presumably have difficulties to understand that the map is not from Google.
>
> Also the attribution on this map should be improved, because it doesn't
> contain a link to osm or to our license (as far as I see).

I would suggest that if someone wants to use a Google API to display OSM
data, and that results in misattribution, then they shouldn't do it.
Basically, just because wanting to use google leads to a requirement, if
that requirement conflicts with proper use of OSM, then you just can't
do both.

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