Understood. Thanks for the quick response. On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 12:11 AM, Dirk Stöcker <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2013, Matt Hoover wrote: > > I'm relatively new here, so perhaps I've missed discussion on this in the >> past, but is there any reason not to include a Google Maps tile source >> class option in JMapViewer? I'm developing a separate app using >> JMapViewer >> and would like to have a Google Maps layer option. I can put it straight >> in my app if I need to, but it would seem smarter to put it in JMV so >> others can benefit, plus it is a more logical place for it. >> >> I am not great at reading legalese, but the Google terms seem to permit >> this as long as my attribution link goes to the actual location currently >> in the map panel, using the system's browser and Google maps website: >> >> https://developers.google.com/**maps/terms<https://developers.google.com/maps/terms>- >> see 10.1.1 (h) (ii) >> >> Of course if I create this class in JMapViewer it will not immediately >> affect JOSM or any other using app in any way, unless those apps actually >> choose to instantiate the class. But I still don't want to do this >> without >> knowing it is cool with the community. >> > > Two reasons not to do so: > > a) The TemplatedTMSTileSource can create a GoogleMap page without any > trouble. There is no need for a special source class to support it. > > b) We don't encourage usage of tile sources not usable within the OSM data > creation process. Users tend to ignore rules if it is to easy to break them. > > Ciao > -- > http://www.dstoecker.eu/ (PGP key available) > > > ______________________________**_________________ > josm-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.**org/listinfo/josm-dev<http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/josm-dev> > _______________________________________________ josm-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/josm-dev
