[OSM-talk] Code of conduct for automated (mass-) edits

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

Hendrik T. Voelker wrote:
> Guys, think about one of the most fundamental design principles for robust 
> code: Keep it simple.

[...]

> 1. Require scripts to use an SSL certificate that is signed by OSM for 
> authentication

[...]

> 2. As the first step request a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) from the 
> OSM server which acts as transaction number for the batch process and tag each 
> Object with it

Maybe everyone has misunderstood me.

I was indeed trying to keep things simple, and the ONLY thing I wanted 
was to reach some agreement between HUMANS that can be communicated to 
potential bot users.

Not a huge battery of technical measures that attempt to regulate bot 
usage, and are prone to fail.

As has been pointed out, 0.6 will bring some advances in the grouping 
and tracking department so PLEASE let's not go overboard with some 
semi-0.6 ideas.

Bye
Frederik

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