[OSM-talk] import of dataset for new zealand

[Robin Paulson]

On 19/03/2008, Richard Fairhurst <richard at systemed.net> wrote:
>  > On 19/03/2008, simon at mungewell.org <simon at mungewell.org> wrote:
>
> >>  Thinking more on how osmarender places a copyright on one side of a way,
>  >>  could the other sided be used for an 'attribution' tag?
>  >
>  > how much of an issue would it be to do this in mapnik as well?
>
>
> No way. Whether or not it's a technical issue, it's a serious - as in
>  "blocker" - cartographic issue.

bear with me here, i'm not sure what you mean:
what is the serious cartographic issue, and why is it a problem?