[OSM-talk] namespaces and copyright

[elvin ibbotson]

> From: "Martijn van Oosterhout" <kleptog at gmail.com>
> Date: 28 April 2008 20:57:45 BDT

> ...  But one thing I learned from mapping my own area: the maps you
> buy are *wrong* in so many places. Maybe easter eggs, maybe bugs. In
> either case, don't make the assumption that just because you paid
> money for it or that it looks like an official looking printed map
> that it's actually accurate.
>

I couldn't agree more. The one exception is our own dear Ordnance  
Survey. Very occasionally one may find a small discrepancy between  
the OS map and what appears to be there, on the ground. This is  
simply a case of reality being wrong.

> From: Chris Hill <chillly809 at yahoo.co.uk>
> Date: 28 April 2008 21:37:28 BDT

> ... Climbing is a sport that kills people who don't take it  
> seriously, but it can still be fun too.  Naming routes is fun for  
> some people.

I know. I have friends who climb and I'm sure they can't all be  
masochists, but the odd scramble I have tried just scared me witless.  
A tip though - there's often an easier way up around the back.

>
>> It sounds like this climbing malarky is as anarchic as OSM. You  
>> should have committees to grade climbs and approve route names and  
>> climbing police to ensure no-one ever uses a copyrighted route  
>> name without proper attribution.
> This is called the BMC.
>

LOL
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