[OSM-talk] Making iD the default editor on osm.org

Jochen Topf jochen at remote.org
Sat Aug 17 14:46:17 UTC 2013


On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 04:34:37PM +0200, colliar wrote:
> Why do we set a default editor right from the beginning and do not let
> the user decide ?

Because we don't want to make it easier, not harder for new users. And the new
users don't have any information to base their decision on. Nobody is reading
any kind of info programs give you anyway. Giving them enough information to
make an actual informed decision is just going to put them off.

Jochen
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