[OSM-talk] OSMF: The people you are going to hand over your OSM data ...

[SteveC]

On Dec 7, 2009, at 10:17 AM, Stefan de Konink wrote:

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> SteveC schreef:
>> You cannot see the process how Cloudmade, Geofabrik and others
>> process their data.
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>>> Well the huge difference is that OSM is under a reciprocal license,
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> What a difficult set of words were that; honestly never heard of those
> before.

I have no idea what that means.

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>>> Google and others want us to be PD because they don't want to give
>>> anything back. 
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> Never heard that, if Yahoo is giving us aerial photography to trace, why
> wouldn't Google do that for us?

Ask Google. It might have something to do with the fact that they want to own all the data. Hint hint.

> I don't see how CM can compete in giving back new data, opposed to
> Google.

See above. The world has moved on from thinking Google is a benevolent force, get with the times.

Yours &c.

Steve