[OSM-talk] [Candidacy] AGM Foundation 2010 - Girona

[Oliver (skobbler)]

>I don't think that you can just say if the strategic goal is to be a
>mainstream map and other uses are distractions from this goal.  There
>are plenty of people who do not have the goal of the mainstream map as
>their main mission.  For example the time I spend working on things
>for HOT, I'm not going to necessarily spend those hours mapping
>addresses instead because I'm "wasting resources" by doing
>humanitarian work.  Also the "niche" projects I think help the greater
>goal, more people find out about the project and start participating.
>What those new people map is up to them. 

Please do me a favor. Go to the homepage of OpenStreetMap and look if you
can find any hint to these passionate projects? I have never said that
"mainstream" should be the strategic goal. I just say that people need to
understand what OpenStreetMap is about and what's the vision of
OpenStreetMap. Wouldn't is cool if the passion and the goals behind these
projects would be clearly communicated? 

I always said the the goals needs to be distilled from the community's mind
and not be invented. However, telling to the people that OpenStreetMap is
everything to everybody won't lead any new contributor.

Regards,
Oliver
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