[OSM-talk] immutable=yes Fwd: DEC Lands

[Iván Sánchez Ortega]

El Lunes, 9 de Marzo de 2009, Russ Nelson escribió:
> Earlier, I proposed that certain datasets should be immutable; whether
> by policy or mechanism as needed.[...]
>
> How do people feel about me importing this data (with all of their 
> metadata), adding an immutable=yes tag, with the intent of tracking
> their dataset, and deleting --outright-- any changes made by OSM
> editors.

I agree that an "immutable" tag is a good idea, and I'd certainly enjoy seeing 
it implemented (two words: geodetic pillars).

However, land use *is* mutable... I'd agree on marking this dataset as 
immutable *only* *if* the NYS DEC agrees to regularly pass on OSM any updates 
to the dataset. Otherwise, we would end up with obsolete data, which is a Bad 
Thing™.

Cheers,
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