[OSM-talk] [Talk-br] Wikimapa what is it?

[Stefan de Konink]

The goals of the OSMF are to facilitate the project. So it could/ 
should be a goal to look out for worldwide opportunities, not limited  
to getting sponsors for a single event.

Stefan

Op 29 mrt 2010 om 10:16 heeft Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> het  
volgende geschreven:\

> Hi,
>
> Stefan de Konink wrote:
>> The only pattern I see is that the OSMF is not putting the same  
>> efforts in fundsraising in compare to the decentralized projects.  
>> At least are not successfull at it.
>> Too busy with licenses maybe? (yes that was a flame)
>
> To be honest, I think it is very, very shortsighted of some of these  
> projects to collect data without spending a thought on the licensing  
> situation.
>
> Most of them are probably liable to being shut down by one of their  
> base map providers, and there's little "open" about them if you look  
> closely. "GreenMap" is certainly more centralized than OSM, with  
> participants having to be granted a license to use their wondrous  
> editing software. I'm quite happy that OSMF doesn't have ambitions  
> like that, and I would hope it stays that way.
>
> The guy from the local GreenMap initiative in Berlin told me that  
> they are only a handful of determined people yet they manage to  
> attract EU funding - by applying for it two years before you need it  
> and write a 20 page description of what you need the money for.
>
> I'm sure the group of OSM activists in Berlin could easily achieve  
> the same - it's just that they have other priorities.
>
> This has nothing to do with OSMF.
>
> Bye
> Frederik
>