[OSM-talk] Funding of three infrastructure projects : Nominatim, osm2pgsql, Potlatch 2
Simon Poole
simon at poole.ch
Sat Aug 1 08:32:14 UTC 2020
That was a good decade ago, nothing that would factor in to a decision
now (because Linux could not be a target platform to start with).
Am 01.08.2020 um 10:16 schrieb Sören Reinecke via talk:
> So far as I understood Adobe dropped Linux support for its AIR
> plattform. If that is right, then I am in doubt that supporting the
> development of Potlatch 2 is not that in a sustainable manner.
>
> Cheers
>
> Sören Reinecke
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [OSM-talk] Funding of three infrastructure projects :
> Nominatim, osm2pgsql, Potlatch 2
> From: Guillaume Rischard
> To: OSMF Talk
> CC: OpenStreetMap talk mailing list
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> The OSMF Board wants to facilitate and support improving
> infrastructure. During the Microgrants process, there were
> proposals that didn’t make it, but would together be a good pilot
> for a “OSM infrastructure” process, to learn how supporting osm
> infrastructure projects works well.
>
> The OSMF Board wants to fund a limited number of projects proposed
> by trusted long-term volunteers whose work we know and enjoy. We
> have selected the osm2pgsql and Potlatch microgrant proposals, and
> have a new proposal from Nominatim.
>
> In the long term, we want to re-activate the Engineering Working
> Group (EWG) by making it a place for decision making, project
> guidance and budget management for such projects.
>
> The Board would like your feedback on these three specific
> infrastructure projects:
>
>
> Nominatim
>
> Nominatim is the geocoding software that powers openstreetmap.org
> and many other apps and websites. Sarah wants to work on:
> <http://openstreetmap.org/>
>
> *
>
> finishing the localization efforts (improve address
> computation for different countries, localized address output)
>
> *
>
> making the software more user-friendly (reduce the number of
> programming languages by at least two, move side-projects into
> separate repos, reorganise the code so that Nominatim can
> become an Ubuntu package, docs, docs, docs)
>
> The full proposal is at
> https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Nominatim_project_2020-07
>
>
> Potlatch 2
>
> Potlatch 2 used to be the default editor before iD took the relay.
> While usage is declining, it’s still used by 2500 (1.4%) users who
> did 10 million (1.2%) changes in 2020.
> <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Editor_usage_stats>
>
> Potlatch is built in Flash, which browsers will retire by the end
> of the year. Richard wants to adapt Potlatch 2 to the AIR platform
> so users who still rely on it can continue to use it.
>
> The full proposal is at
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/Potlatch_2_for_desktop
>
>
>
> osm2pgsql
>
> osm2pgsql loads OpenStreetMap data into databases suitable for
> applications like rendering into maps, geocoding with Nominatim,
> or general analysis. It is used on openstreetmap.org and in many
> other places. <http://openstreetmap.org/>
>
> While there has been constant paid and volunteer work on
> osm2pgsql, large scale architecture changes to pay off historical
> technical debt are needed to tackle long term challenges, and make
> future changes easier.
>
> Jochen wants to work on:
>
> *
>
> Hosting documentation on osm2pgsql.org <http://osm2pgsql.org/>
>
> *
>
> Rethinking the output of the program to make it more concise
> and useful
>
> *
>
> Tackling the refactoring and cleanup of the “middle” code.
>
> *
>
> Ongoing maintenance as needed
>
> *
>
> Other work from the road map as time permits
>
> The original budget and scope were limited by the microgrant
> framework. The current project goes beyond that, and addresses
> open issues and potential improvements further and better.
>
> The proposal is at
> https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Osm2pgsql_project_2020-07
>
>
>
>
> Thank you and happy mapping
>
> Guillaume, for the OSMF board
>
>
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