[OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Future Look

[Matt Amos]

On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:19 PM, Roland Olbricht <roland.olbricht at gmx.de> wrote:
> Dear Matt,
>
>> > Ideally people from the ecosystem would be willing to write some code to
>> > integrate their cool projects into the main site. That is clearly not
>> > happening.
>>
>> sure, ideally. it doesn't happen often and there are a wide range of
>> reasons for it, often simply that integration into the site requires
>> completely different skills from implementing the original cool
>> project, or that it seems too complex or time-consuming to do so.
>>
>> finding out why and trying to improve the situation are parts of why
>> EWG was set up. but, as you said before, sometimes "it's not the
>> greatest way to discuss major features". but surely better than not
>> discussing them at all?
>
> Thank you. For me it is new insight that writing more code for the Rails Port
> is an issue. I've just added a clarifying remark to the wiki, please feel free
> to clarify it further.

oh dear... strike another one for Getting The Message Out... :-(

> In particular, would you appreciate a rails branch with the POI layer to
> faciliate a later integration?

yes, please! :-)

cheers,

matt