[OSM-talk] Attribution guideline update

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

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> Il giorno 19 feb 2020, alle ore 15:17, Simon Poole <simon at poole.ch> ha scritto:
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> Am 19.02.2020 um 14:40 schrieb Joseph Eisenberg:
>>> IMHO attribution should always be required  1. on the map 2. in high contrast
>> Agreed.
>> The main problem is that mobile devices, which are by far the most
>> common ways of accessing maps around the world, are only required to
>> provide attribution after a click or swipe, or even just on app
>> startup with a short "splash" screen:
> Providing attribution on splash screen is an obvious and widely accepted
> way of attribution completely independently of the guideline we are
> discussing here.



for maps the standard is on screen permanent attribution. I agree with Joseph that splash screen attribution combined with a permanent (different) logo or attribution for the service that uses OpenStreetMap data could be very misleading.


The sentence „ Small thumbnails/icons do not require attribution.“ should be expanded. For example facebook used to show small maps for places with a location, which could eventually be argumented as „small thumbnails“ but which are also usable and useful maps and should be attributed.


Imho we should not differentiate between mobile and desktop devices: either there is sufficient space and attribution should be permanent, or there isn’t and it is ok you have to click somewhere to see it. The constraints/conditions for being sufficient space are the same on mobile devices and other devices.

Cheers Martin 


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