[OSM-talk] Bad (wrong?) OSM publicity?

[Daniel Kastl]

On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Jeffrey Warren <jeff at unterbahn.com> wrote:

> "OpenStreetMap Japan, a Wikipedia-like service that contains a lot of
>> incorrect and outdated information."
>
>
> that is really awful. We can't let that kind of statement stand! It
> affects the credibility of all OSM efforts, and is like the kind of FUD
> Wikipedia saw early on. Any possibility of getting a retraction? Though
> really that doesn't even cover it. Some kind of very public rebuttal.
>
>
OSMF Japan (the local Japanese chapter) has already contacted the writer as
well as the interviewed person and I think there will be an appropriate
update/correction of the statement.

Anyway, it's just a matter of time until OSM will be the reference map in
Japan. We're working on it ;-)

Daniel


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