[OSM-talk] London Underground stations?

[SteveC]

* @ 04/07/06 12:16:44 AM lars at aronsson.se wrote:
> 1. Do you ever show the live OSM website at the presentations? 

There's not usually internet access, or very flaky wifi so no.

> Because I would never dare to do this, as shaky as it is.  Of 
> course, I have to fear that you can bring the main server down at 
> any time unannounced to run some great tune-up, as if it were your 
> personal desktop, something that you won't have to fear me doing.

So you complain it's shaky... but also complain if work happens to tune
it... DOUBLETHINK!

> 2. If people in the audience actually decide to give OSM a try, 
> how many of them find the shaky website is unavailable and then 
> never give it another try?

I make clear the utter lack of people willing to do any coding on the
server, and thus the unreliability of the site. I talk about the
difficulty of obtaining free hosting and show a picture of NickH loading
donated boxes into his car.

My next talk will include a slide about trolls.

> Perhaps you're just showing some powerpoint diagrams to show off 
> and gain academic interest, rather than attracting actual

Ohh... my dark academic motives.

> contributors?  Or how do you convince anybody to become an OSM 
> contributor?

I give up, you figured it out. I give them five pound notes. Sometimes
10's or sexual favours.

> I'm really glad that I have a new planet.osm dump, because now I 
> can do a lot offline, that makes me less dependent of your server.

I'm not sure, but I think there's some kind of deep cynicism here?

have fun,

SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/