[OSM-talk] Software Freedom Day

[John Smith]

2009/9/5 Tobias Knerr <osm at tobias-knerr.de>:
> Liz wrote:
>> SFD is using a well known proprietary map on their web site.
>> Is there anything in this which OSM or one of its derivatives can't do
>> already?
>
> How about "offer reliable service with good uptimes"? After the recent
> maintenance weekend it was stated that our services are not really
> intended for the public (at least if they need them and don't just
> experiment with them) and we are only about data. If that's still the
> case, recommending the use of these services to the public doesn't seem
> like a good idea.

With a number of people running map servers for the whole world there
has to be some way that these can be leveraged for this purpose.