On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Frederik Ramm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > Interspersed within all the facts in the OSM data dump are a number
> > of non-factual elements. There are both accidental errors and
> > probably quite a few *deliberate* errors (I know of some).
>
> I have taken the liberty of modifying the "Copyright Easter Eggs"
> article on the Wiki to reflect that situation. Beforehand it seemed
> to imply that OSM was free of easter eggs ("because commercial data
> contains deliberate errors ... we need our own free and accurate
> geodata"), which obviously isn't true any more.
>
It would be naive to think that the OSM database is totally error free.
>
> Personally, I do not support the practice of deliberately inserting
> errors into our database.
>
You are, of course, totally at liberty to find and remove them. Although
that's probably easier said than done in most cases.
>
> Bye
> Frederik
>
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