Re: [OSM-legal-talk] The detrimental effects of database

2011-11-23 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2011/11/23 Frederik Ramm : > But I think that the specific example under discussion here actually falls > short of even this lowered bar. It is quite possible for me to grab a whole > Way in JOSM and move it one metre to the left (which makes me the last > editor of, potentially, hundreds of untagg

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] The detrimental effects of database

2011-11-23 Thread John Smith
On 24 November 2011 05:09, Frederik Ramm wrote: > But I think that the specific example under discussion here actually falls > short of even this lowered bar. It is quite possible for me to grab a whole > Way in JOSM and move it one metre to the left (which makes me the last > editor of, potential

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] simpler reconciliation of data

2011-11-23 Thread Richard Weait
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Jo wrote: [ ... ] > I do have a suggestion to help identify which tags/properties are the > ones contributed by somebody who declined or who can't be reached. Now > I have to go an dig in the history to check who added names and other > properties, when recreating

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] The detrimental effects of database

2011-11-23 Thread Richard Fairhurst
80n wrote: > It's not like it's going to be hard to recreate all this stuff. It > didn't take long to create in the first place and remapping it > is going to be a lot of fun isn't it? Yep, exactly. It's actually surprisingly easy, especially with features such as railway lines that are easily

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] The detrimental effects of database

2011-11-23 Thread Jo
>> It's not like it's going to be hard to recreate all this stuff.  It >> didn't take long to create in the first place > > > ... when we had a fraction of the community we have now, less accurate > aerial imagery and no secondary data sources to compare against. Re-mapping > not only removes the l

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] The detrimental effects of database

2011-11-23 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, On 11/23/2011 06:22 PM, 80n wrote: I don't see how it could be in anyone's interest to taint the map by leaving in nodes that could, just possibly, be claimed to infringe someone's rights. I part agree, part disagree with that. I don't think that our bar should be "no data that could, jus

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] The detrimental effects of database

2011-11-23 Thread 80n
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > 2011/11/23 Frederik Ramm : > > Hi, > > > > On 11/23/11 15:16, fk270...@fantasymail.de wrote: > >> > >> Currently, the LWG intends to delete all nodes ever created by > >> decliners or non-responders. > > > > That is correct as far as I

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] The detrimental effects of database

2011-11-23 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2011/11/23 Frederik Ramm : > Hi, > > On 11/23/11 15:16, fk270...@fantasymail.de wrote: >> >> Currently, the LWG intends to delete all nodes ever created by >> decliners or non-responders. > > That is correct as far as I know. Would it legally be possible to keep those nodes that don't have tags o

Re: [OSM-legal-talk] The detrimental effects of database

2011-11-23 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, On 11/23/11 15:16, fk270...@fantasymail.de wrote: Currently, the LWG intends to delete all nodes ever created by decliners or non-responders. That is correct as far as I know. There is no contributor who has ever contributed even a 50% majority of nodes on these routes. However, they wou

[OSM-legal-talk] The detrimental effects of database

2011-11-23 Thread FK270673
Sorry, I have accidentally pressed the enter button before writing my text. That's the technical disadvantage of an old-fashioned mailing list! Currently, the LWG intends to delete all nodes ever created by decliners or non-responders. This would be detrimental for long routes, as I have calcula

[OSM-legal-talk] The detrimental effects of database

2011-11-23 Thread FK270673
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