I personally do not see the issue. What OSM is requesting is very reasonable. I appreciate the hard word you've done on this application, but forcing the occasional user like me to figure this out and add this in is not a good idea in my opinion.
On Mon, 2014-02-17 at 20:55 +0100, Oliver Eichler wrote: > But the best part: The map definitions are no secret and easy to > understand. Thus if you look at one you can write your own. > > > > Which boils down to: The more comfort, the less security and privacy. > No surprise on that either. :D > > > > I personally would prefere if everyone takes care of the online maps > themselves. But I was constantly asked to make access easier and to > supply a collection of maps. Thanks to the work of Fabrice and Martin > this has been possible. It's not perfect as many things are not > perfect. And if you have a good idea to improve it you are welcome to > go ahead. > > > > Oliver > > > > > > > Am 17.02.14 17:16 schrieb(en) Grant Slater: > > > > I guess you mean: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tile_usage_policy Is > > > > there anything specific in the usage policy that you have an issue > with? > > > > Or is the issue that there are usage terms? > > > Just a side note - the suggested alternative "Load online map" in > QLandkarte > > > GT connects the user to www.qlandkarte.org. The site even doesn't > have a > > > privacy statement. It doesn't support https (only a 'server works' > > > message), and it couldn't, as checking with openssl's s_client > returns a > > > broken certificate (expired, bad name)... > > > > > > Cheers, Albrecht. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications > Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. > Read the Whitepaper. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121054471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Qlandkartegt-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qlandkartegt-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121054471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Qlandkartegt-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qlandkartegt-users
