[OSM-talk] Response to A critique of OpenStreetMap

[Milo van der Linden]

@80n:

Given the people working as volunteers to maintain the slippy map, I think
it is already cool rendering. But perhaps a gallery would be nice to show
all the pretty renderers that are out there, commercially and open to
first-time visitors to the website.


> A rendered map is a real motivator for contributors.  That's why osm.orghas maps.  If the map looks rubbish, and Google MapMaker for example, had
> better looking maps then you can expect some percentage of contributors to
> go there instead.
>
> It is in the best interest of OSM to have really cool renderings up front
> in OSM.
>
> 80n
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