[OSM-talk] OSM book in English published

[Michal Migurski]

On Sep 15, 2010, at 4:38 PM, Dave F. wrote:

> On 15/09/2010 19:39, Steve Chilton wrote:
>> "OpenStreetMap: Using, and Contributing to, the Free World Map" (Paperback, in English) by Ramm/Topf/Chilton will be available in 5 days. Pre-order at discount http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9781906860110/
>> 
> 
> Apologies for living in the real world, but why do I need a highly priced printed book for information that is, or should be, available to all *free* of charge on line (apart from internet charges, obviously) for a *free* & *open* crowd-sourcing project such as OSM?


Because books are awesome. See also:

	http://booktwo.org/notebook/wikipedia-historiography/

-mike.

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