On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Frederik Ramm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > > > > And because they derive from Google Maps, more importantly. > > > > I think we should be a bit more careful with such statements. Nowhere on > the geonames page do they say that data is, or should be, derived from > Google Maps.
What? Geonames allows you to move and edit data which is overlaid onto a Google Map. Go to http://www.geonames.org/maps/cities.html and click on a city. > > I understand a certain desire to say "we are cooler than <other mapping > project>" but we should make an attempt to do so without slander. As you > know there are ways and tools to create OSM data that is derived from Google > Earth or Google Maps, Like what? No-one should be entering data into OSM that is derived from a proprietary source. and if we start slinging mud then it's only a question > of time before someone uses the existence of these tools to publicly say > "OSM uses Google data". > > > > Bye > Frederik > > -- > Frederik Ramm ## eMail [EMAIL PROTECTED] ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" > > > > -- Nick Black -------------------------------- http://www.blacksworld.net _______________________________________________ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/legal-talk