[OSM-talk] NAVTEQ Map Reporter

[Nick Black]

But assuming you have bought the data from a provider - say for your
favourite Sat-nav - you would be cutting off your free-data-nose to
spite you not-free-data face (to paraphrase TC).  Of course if you
don't have the data in the first place and you cant get hold of it,
there wouldn't be much point in contributing to it.  But then I assume
we all use Google Maps or a comparable non-free product - only for
areas where OSM doesnt have any data of course ;-) - and would like to
see it improve?

Nick

On 1/21/07, Guenther Meyer <d.s.e at sordidmusic.com> wrote:
> Am Sonntag 21 Januar 2007 17:13 schrieb Nick Black:
> > So assuming you ever use proprietery software, do you ever file bug
> > reports against defects?    How can you expect something to improve
> > unless you give feedback to it?
> >
> I see a difference between software an data:
> when I pay for software, I expect it to work. if this is not the case (maybe
> because of my specific environment, which can't have been tested), they need
> the feedback to make the software work as it should.
>
> the people who collect the data, are paid to make the job good. all the
> necessary information to do that is already there out on the streets.
> if they can't do this, and need help from "the community", there is something
> wrong.
>
> I think, we should concentrate on using our resources on creating good data
> for osm, not for a commercial provider.
> but, I don't see a problem if some of them want to use our data (as far as the
> licence allows it).
>
> just my two cents
>
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