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

[Russ Nelson]

On Mar 16, 2009, at 12:57 PM, Ted Mielczarek wrote:
> If you can't edit it it shouldn't be in the OSM db. It's easy enough  
> to set up your own map render with any external data you want.

Bzzzr, wrong.  There is substantial value to renderers to only have to  
work off one API for map data.  If the data is in OSM, then  
immediately every map renderer has access to it.  If, say, someone  
finds a new data source but declines to dd it to OSM, then EVERY  
RENDERER needs to add support for that file format and metadata in  
order to use it.

Sorry, Ted, but you're being driven by ideology here, not by good  
programming practise.  Ideology is for ideots.

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