SteveC, I acknowledge the argumentation of Jochen and Dave but I can't follow yours. As regards me, you're still welcome to join the technical discussion. Stefan
2008/2/13, SteveC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On 13 Feb 2008, at 08:47, Stefan Keller wrote: > > > > > So to recap: The current allowable characters in OSM tag names is > > UTF8 - > > > Deal with it, instead of trying to impose limitations into OSM to > > make > > > OSM data comply with YOUR requirements. > > > > It's not 'my' requirement, it's about "best practices". The use > > cases are e.g.: > > * UMN MapServer (which is at least as capable as all known OSM > > renderers) > > We don't like mapserver, see mapnik. > > > * Almost any other XML format/XML Schema > > We don't like schemas, see keyvals > > > * Any other database, any GIS > > We don't like GIS, see potlatch/josm > > OSM is and was a break with the past. Mapserver map files, GML, WFS-T, > strong ontologies and friends.. these top-down 'best practices' in > general just aren't very nice. We do the best/simplest things to make > maps. Joe User doesn't care about any of those things. Joe User wants > to make maps. It turns out that we've been able to do everything we > need with simple nodes, ways and tags. > > have fun, > > SteveC | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.asklater.com/steve/ > > >
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