[OSM-talk] High Cartographic Quality Label Placement on OSM-based Map

[Peter Körner]

Hi

Am 12.07.2013 20:30, schrieb Maxim Rylov:
>> Is the algorithm available as open source?
> Unfortunately, the algorithm currently is not open-source, but the model
> that we elaborated and used will be published as a journal paper within
> the next few months.

That's really a pitty. How can someone profit from your work (aka 
"Shoulders of Giants")? What worth is it pointing to us, how bad our 
label placement is and how good it could be by not giving us the tools 
to fix it?

Sorry for that general rant. I'm just sick of people doing wonderful 
things without telling anyone about how they did it. How can humanity 
evolve with such a mindset?

Peter