[OSM-talk] Unions seem to be complaining about potential job losses if OS data is given away for free..

[Nic Roets]

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 6:41 AM, Stefan de Konink <stefan at konink.de> wrote:

> Op 10-01-10 05:30, John Smith schreef:
> >
> http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4826436.New_threat_to_jobs_at_Southampton_s_Ordnance_Survey/
>
> Sounds like the OS didn't have a R&D department nor a business
> department.


To me it sounds like the reverse: The people who come up with the different
fee structures, licensing categories and enforcement thereof will be first
to go.

The surveyors and cartographers will still have their jobs as roads continue
changing and GPS gets new applications like road pricing.
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