[OSM-talk] Street Complete

[Richard Fairhurst]

Sebastiaan Couwenberg wrote:
> Ah yes, your lovely deprecated editor which still lets users 
> create old-style multipolygons on a daily basis. How I love your work.
>
> See the irony in the above?

That's about as ironic as ray-ay-ayn on your wedding day...

But you've just supplied a very good illustration. When developers choose to
engage with the community using the channels that the community favours, the
result is better for everyone. P2 actually _doesn't_ let users create
old-style multipolygons on a daily basis, and hasn't done for some months
now:

https://github.com/systemed/potlatch2/commit/d53e6c544596fc89da387adec7bdf41ef589383c

I implemented this as a result of being aware of Jochen's fixup programme
through OSM diaries, IRC, the lists and elsewhere. I didn't insist on a P2
issue being filed as a requirement to do something (IIRC, Jochen did file a
generalised "this fixup is taking place" issue but not a specific one about
P2's default tagging).

Your assertion was that requiring an issue to be filed on a tracker was
universally "how software development works". It isn't how OSM works, and
OSM is better for it. I have always watched the lists and elsewhere. I know
Bryan, for iD, similarly keeps a good-natured eye on various channels (and
is more patient than I've ever been). The JOSM developers have always been
very responsive too. It would perhaps be kinder if you were to let OSM
developers speak for themselves (and I'm very pleased to see Tobias has in
this thread) rather than second-guessing them.

> Ranting on the Internet does not make software better, providing
> constructive feedback via the appropriate channel (i.e. project 
> issue tracker) does.

I am not defending and do not defend abuse of developers. I have posted
repeatedly on this list and elsewhere to that effect.

Who would've thought? It figures. :)

Richard



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