[OSM-talk] Changed highway=*_link meaning?!

[John Smith]

On 3 July 2010 20:35, Dermot McNally <dermotm at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3 July 2010 11:18, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As a few people pointed out, we always tag some things for the
>> renderer, like highway=primary/secondary/etc...
>
> I disagree that this is tagging for the renderer. Rather, it is
> rendering for the tags. The highway tag assigns a role (importance,
> build quality, or whatever is considered good in the particular
> region) and the renderer presents them differently.

Personally I don't see a point for anything but motorway_link, but
what is the difference between what you said and what others are
suggesting for other *_link roads?