osmeditor2 to Java, and a common Java OSM client library (was:Re: [OSM-talk] Java and freedom)

[Martyn Welch]

On Thursday 25 May 2006 16:15, Tom Carden wrote:
> Offline editors are pointless given the current state of the OSM API.
> Until the *API* (and not each and every client) deals effectively with
> versioning and merging data, then offline clients are Broken As
> Designed.  The nicer the offline client, the longer you will spend
> using it, and the more likely conflicts between data will occur.
>

An interesting and important point that I had really not thought about. Now I 
feel lucky to the only person hacking on Lancaster, UK :-)

> Oh, and I think that putting SVG output online so that people can see
> the fruit of their efforts will make the biggest contribution to OSM
> in the near future.
>

Thanks to who ever adding the Lancaster PNG by-the-way, much appreciated.

I guess also collecting raw data is up there as well ;-)

Martyn

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