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[John Smith]

2010/1/19 Roy Wallace <waldo000000 at gmail.com>:
> It isn't working for Google and/or TomTom - it's working for the
> "public", i.e. everyone and everything (including Google and TomTom).

If "the public" gives back they could already be using OSM data... why
is it a good thing to spend time, effort, money and other resources so
others can benefit for free when they don't wish to give anything
back?