[OSM-talk] Jacket

[Thom Shannon]

lol, I wasn't really serious.

What about an OSM license? A little ID card you can print out and 
laminate, and when people ask what you're doing you can just wave your 
ID at them :)


Peter Miller wrote:
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> > Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:05:17 +0000
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> > From: Thom Shannon <thom at glow-internet.com>
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> > Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Jacket
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> > Cc: talk at openstreetmap.org
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> > what about this?
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> > http://www.ts0.com/osm.jpg
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> > i'd buy one!
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> I think that one looks a bit hot of cycling. How about this one: Vest 
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> <http://www.gbtc-online.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=63_64&products_id=121>
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> (Not sure about the price though. £1.50 for a jacket in 2007 and 13p 
> extra for XXXL)?
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> Here's another supplier.. £4.20 this time -- vests are cheap!
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> http://www.ricara.co.uk/hi_viz.php
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> Personally I would vote for
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> 'OpenStreetMap
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>   Surveying'
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> on the back in big letters (as shown by Sven) and also in small 
> letters on the front which is going to be just fine for the bullshit 
> factor, and will also attract the right sort of questions from people 
> who are awake and interested.
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> Of course one does also sometimes need a hard hat and boots for areas 
> under construction, but they don't need a logo!
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> What next... I'm in for a vest if others are too. How do we sort out a 
> bulk purchase? Is anyone offering to do the ordering and distribution? 
> I would be happy to underwrite an order if we wanted some for stock 
> (although the costs appear to be very low). The quality must be good, 
> I don't want the lettering coming off in 2 minutes but both of the 
> above companies offer printing options which is just great.
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> Regards,
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> Peter
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> > (does anyone else have the problem where hitting reply just goes to that
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> > person and not the list? only seems to happen on this list)
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> > Sven Gr?ner wrote:
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> > >> Yes, yes, I also want a high-vis jacket to see what it's like.
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> > >> I would like it half to look offical, but half to promote OSM or at
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> > >> something that would secretly identify myself to other OSMers (a wordy
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> > joke
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> > >> perhaps). Trouble is I don't think you can have it say anything clever
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> > >> still get the offical look.
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> > > Why not call it "OSM surveying"?
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> > > People have heard about "OS" so they won't wonder about an additional
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> > > "M" ;-)
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> > > It's straight forward, honest and people interested in mapping will
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> > > still be attracted to google "OSM"
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> > > MfG, Sven
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