[OSM-talk] Osmxapi news

[Paul Fox]

80n wrote:
 > I've also implemented support for the conventional map?bbox= style of call,
 > so existing tools that get data from the API would be able to use osmxapi as
 > an alternative source (obviously not for editing, but the data is current
 > enough for virtually any other use).

question from the uninitiated:  is one source preferred over
another, for general read-only data fetches?  i.e., given that
i'm using _someone's_ bandwidth and processing resources, whose
should i (ab)use?

paul
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