[Talk-GB] OSM and "The Big Society"

[Dave F.]

On 02/03/2011 21:43, Robert Scott wrote:
> On Wednesday 02 March 2011, davespod wrote:
>> The Cabinet Office's "Office for Civil Society" has just published a report
>> citing "international examples of The Big Society". Case study number 1 is
>> OpenStreetMap:
>>
>> http://www.arnaudriegert.com/wp-content/uploads/international-examples-big-society.pdf
> I feel dirty.

I know what you mean.

I don't want to get party political, but Cameron & his cabinet's 
examples of "Big Society" have been substitution volunteering, where 
some who got paid previously, is now expected to do it for free; i.e. 
Librarians. I don't want to be associated with that.

Dave F.