[OSM-talk] OSMF to provide commercial tile service? [WAS: something else]

[Serge Wroclawski]

On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 6:04 AM, Richard Fairhurst <richard at systemed.net> wrote:
> Serge Wroclawski wrote:
>> I go back to my central point: We're spending a lot of time
>> blocking people and explaining to people why they're blocked.
>> Let's find a way to turn this adversarial relationship into a
>> cooperative one. Do you have a suggestion on how to do this?
>
> I do.
>
> If I read you right, you think there should be an "open to all" tileserver
> whose proceeds are fed back to the project.

I never wrote that or implied it.

> So you, Serge Wroclawski, should do it.
>
> Set up osmtileserver.org. Beg, borrow or steal some boxes, or simply take a
> punt with EC2. Recruit like-minded souls to your cause. Get a basic
> tileserver running. Approach one of the blocked app authors and say "hey, I
> think you might be interested in this". And, when you make your first profit
> that goes beyond what you need to reinvest, send a cheque to OSMF.

So if I read you right, you're saying if I register a domain and buy a
server, you'll hand over administration of the OpenStreetMap
Foundation to me.

- Serge