[OSM-talk] Xml design

[SteveC]

* @ 08/01/07 01:41:47 AM immanuel.scholz at gmx.de wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> > What was the original rationale for the current XML design of k=""
> > v=""  design?
> 
> The idea was, that keys and values are choosen by user at need. They were
> thought more as loose tags, not as fixed attributes (in fact, the original
> design had just a text string where the user could enter anything). Think
> of "the flickr way". The hope was, that what works for flickr, will work
> for a map too.

Almost...

I sat down and tried to design an ontology and realised this was the
dumbest thing in the world to try and do within a few minutes.

IMHO it's worked out rather well.

have fun,

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