[OSM-talk] Using editors to indicate license preference.

Aun Yngve Johnsen lists at gimnechiske.org
Mon Jan 18 23:08:56 GMT 2010




On 18/01/2010, at 20:00, Anthony wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Roy Wallace <waldo000000 at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 6:24 AM, Liz <edodd at billiau.net> wrote:
> >
> >>  I think Google and others will quickly rape the PD server
> >>
> > This assumes that they can find a means to import and check the  
> data.
>
> This is Google - it's what they do best.
>
> Yeah, Google would probably quickly start importing data from the PD  
> OSM into its products.  That alone would be enough to cause me to  
> contribute.  I'd love to be able to correct errors that I come  
> across in Google Maps Navigation (the Android app).  To compare such  
> a thing to rape is really quite appalling.  Not to mention  
> hypocritical, when you consider CloudMade and its obnoxious TOS.
Yahoo have imported OSM data for some while, though I think they take  
it as a sort of "payment" for our usage of their hi-res aerial service.

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