Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be versus OpenStreetMap.be

So, it's rather consistent. Thx for the check. ___ Talk-be mailing list Talk-be@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be versus OpenStreetMap.be

Hi Doudou, I don't think anyone has a local domain to show the same as what openstreetmap.org shows. In fact, I think most people believe openstreetmap.org should look more like what the local websites look like, rather than the other way around. In the previous version of osm.be, there was in fact

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be versus OpenStreetMap.be

.nl .ie .de. fr .be .jp .us --> no map, or map as background. .ch .org --> map .it -> just some text + link to wiki On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 8:21 AM OSMDoudou <19b350d2-b1b3-4edb-ad96-288ea1238...@gmx.com> wrote: > > It’s fine as long as it’s consistent and predictable for the user. > > If a regi

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be versus OpenStreetMap.be

It’s fine as long as it’s consistent and predictable for the user. If a regional domain shows a map and another the chapter info, it can be confusing. ___ Talk-be mailing list Talk-be@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be versus OpenStreetMap.be

But nor openstreetmap.fr nor openstreetmap.de show "the" map on the landing page. They focus on community and possibilities of the database, not just on a single representation of the map data. m. On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 10:45 PM OSMDoudou <19b350d2-b1b3-4edb-ad96-288ea1238...@gmx.com> wrote: >

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be versus OpenStreetMap.be

Second thoughts... When you visit a .com website, which also has an affiliated regional website, like .be, you expect to find the same stuff but in the local language and with local products. By the logic above, openstreetmap.be should show the map centered on Belgium. In the case of openstree

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be versus OpenStreetMap.be

+1 ___ Talk-be mailing list Talk-be@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be versus OpenStreetMap.be

On Thu, 11 Oct 2018 12:16:34 +0200, Jakka wrote: > Op 11/10/2018 om 12:10 schreef joost schouppe: > > Since OpenStreetMap Belgium recently became an official Local Chapter of > > the OpenStreetMap Foundation, we finally got the www.OpenStreetMap.be > > domain. Everyth

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be versus OpenStreetMap.be

Op 11/10/2018 om 12:10 schreef joost schouppe: Hi, Since OpenStreetMap Belgium recently became an official Local Chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation, we finally got the www.OpenStreetMap.be domain. Everything is set up now that this domain refers to the existing

[OSM-talk-be] OSM.be versus OpenStreetMap.be

Hi, Since OpenStreetMap Belgium recently became an official Local Chapter of the OpenStreetMap Foundation, we finally got the www.OpenStreetMap.be domain. Everything is set up now that this domain refers to the existing osm.be website and subdomains. That means that www.osm.be is still the most i

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be & SOTM

I have no idea how to add a banner. (or anything else). Ben, Jorieke, Jo and Marc Ducobu have added content in the past. On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 10:14 AM, joost schouppe wrote: > Banner sounds like a good idea. We kind of do already have a SOTM 2016 > "house style", so I'll ask Tatiana if she cou

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be & SOTM

Banner sounds like a good idea. We kind of do already have a SOTM 2016 "house style", so I'll ask Tatiana if she could make some kind of banner like that. Marc, can you add this, or who should we ask? Nicolas, I had a quick look at the RMLL website, but I don't see the list you mean. Could you exp

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be & SOTM

We're about to announce a date, so that might be a good opportunity for an announcement/call for volunteers blog post on osm.be If we start making a draft now, that would allow to publish as soon as the word is out. That would also allow me to put said draft up for discussion in the next SOTM team

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be & SOTM

I was not thinking about volunteers at this moment, but about the general public On osm.be we should put a big banner "State of the Map is coming to Brussels in 2016." Perhaps with a link to the sotm website for more information (even when that is is now saying "more details later") We could also

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be & SOTM

If we want to find those volunteers, we should indeed be a bit more vocal about it. If you refer to the RMLL website, it probably makes sense to include a url that people can click on. Jo 2015-11-06 8:33 GMT+01:00 Nicolas Pettiaux : > Yes. we are looking for many volunteers to help eg. with all

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be & SOTM

Yes. we are looking for many volunteers to help eg. with all the details of logistics and organizations, during the conference, befire ad after. A lst could be found on the RMLL web site. Thanks, Nicolas Le ven 6 nov 2015 à 7:29, Marc Gemis a écrit : Should we start placing info/teasers on

[OSM-talk-be] OSM.be & SOTM

Should we start placing info/teasers on osm.be about SOTM 2016 ? regards m ___ Talk-be mailing list Talk-be@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be should organise not a mapparty for new data but once to repear wrong data mapping :)

I think overpass may also do they job... But setting up a query may also mean it's already built-in into maproutelette and kept up-to-date. Met vriendelijke groeten, Best regards, Ben Abelshausen On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 2:00 PM, André Pirard wrote: > On 2015-03-01 14:37, Jo wrote : > > Maybe

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be should organise not a mapparty for new data but once to repear wrong data mapping :)

On 2015-03-01 14:37, Jo wrote : > Maybe we could agree on an evening per week for doing regular hangout > sessions. I don't see myself traveling across Belgium for a repair > mapping errors mapathon... > > During a hangout we can discuss possible ways to fix some of those > reported errors. I think

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be should organise not a mapparty for new data but once to repear wrong data mapping :)

I can give it a go, I'm doing a tile server setup right now with the Belgian data. I'm having a bit of a postgresql issue (actually it is supposedly installed but it isn't ...). I'll give it a try Glenn On 02-03-15 12:31, Ben Abelshausen wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I agree, I was also thinking this

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be should organise not a mapparty for new data but once to repear wrong data mapping :)

Couldn't we use Overpass in order to skip step 1? Jo 2015-03-02 12:31 GMT+01:00 Ben Abelshausen : > Hi Guys, > > I agree, I was also thinking this weekend to finally start doing a > maproulette challenge! We could use this opportunity to find mistakes and > fix them. > > A few ideas are here: >

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be should organise not a mapparty for new data but once to repear wrong data mapping :)

Hi Guys, I agree, I was also thinking this weekend to finally start doing a maproulette challenge! We could use this opportunity to find mistakes and fix them. A few ideas are here: https://github.com/osmlab/maproulette/issues/ Basically what it comes down to is this: - Import an OSM-dump into

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be should organise not a mapparty for new data but once to repear wrong data mapping :)

Hello I think that Jakka's initiative (to have regular meetings to check and verify OSM content) is good, but as Jo points out I don't see myself traveling across Belgium for a repair mapping errors mapathon... > Maybe we could agree on an evening per week for doing regular hangout session

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be should organise not a mapparty for new data but once to repear wrong data mapping :)

Marc Zoutendijk schreef op 1/03/2015 om 19:50: Op 1 mrt. 2015, om 14:14 heeft Jakka het volgende geschreven: PS We all put data in, but sometimes not following the rules. Lack of knowledge or the JOSM validator do not find it. I run sometimes http://osmose.openstreetmap.fr http://tools.geof

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be should organise not a mapparty for new data but once to repear wrong data mapping :)

Op 1 mrt. 2015, om 14:14 heeft Jakka het volgende geschreven: > PS We all put data in, but sometimes not following the rules. > Lack of knowledge or the JOSM validator do not find it. > > I run sometimes > http://osmose.openstreetmap.fr > http://tools.geofabrik.de/ > http://keepright.ipax.at

Re: [OSM-talk-be] OSM.be should organise not a mapparty for new data but once to repear wrong data mapping :)

Maybe we could agree on an evening per week for doing regular hangout sessions. I don't see myself traveling across Belgium for a repair mapping errors mapathon... During a hangout we can discuss possible ways to fix some of those reported errors. Greetings, Jo 2015-03-01 14:14 GMT+01:00 Jakka

[OSM-talk-be] OSM.be should organise not a mapparty for new data but once to repear wrong data mapping :)

PS We all put data in, but sometimes not following the rules. Lack of knowledge or the JOSM validator do not find it. I run sometimes http://osmose.openstreetmap.fr http://tools.geofabrik.de/ http://keepright.ipax.at ??? ??? Jakka ___ Talk-be mailing

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be!

Op de community pagina is de link naar franstalige ( en nederlandstalige) foutief. http://osm.be/en/community B Op 7 december 2013 18:50 schreef Gilbert Hersschens : > @ Ben: er staat nog een tikfoutje op het "Hergebruiken" tabblad: > Cloudemade moet Cloudmade zijn. > > Gilbert > > ___

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be!

Does anyone has published the information about osm.be into a journal entry ? Julien Le 09/12/13 09:30, Julien Fastré a écrit : Ben, Publish articles in both languages may be so nice than a full translated website ! It allows bilingual people to check posts in both languages. I may insert

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be!

Ben, Publish articles in both languages may be so nice than a full translated website ! It allows bilingual people to check posts in both languages. I may insert them into drupal if you need help. Julien Le 08/12/13 19:59, Ben Abelshausen a écrit : On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Julien Fa

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be!

On 2013-12-08 19:59, Ben Abelshausen wrote : > Using the built-in language switcher does not switch the language on > an article. It just show a language switcher per article and keeps > dutch when french and a switch per article (why?). Not sure if it can be a solution, but this article

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be!

On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Julien Fastré wrote: > This is not a litteral translation. I allowed myself to adapt the language > into the French way :-) of writing... I think the ideas are'nt too much > changed, and it sounds better in French. Hi, Thanks! Not problem to change the wording..

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be!

Thanks a lot ! I translated the blog posts here : http://lite3.framapad.org/p/hIxBrMkkXB This is not a litteral translation. I allowed myself to adapt the language into the French way :-) of writing... I think the ideas are'nt too much changed, and it sounds better in French. Julien Le 07/12

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be!

On 2013-12-07 18:50, Gilbert Hersschens wrote : > @ Ben: er staat nog een tikfoutje op het "Hergebruiken" tabblad: > Cloudemade moet Cloudmade zijn. > > Gilbert > Congratulations for that site !!! I have a few remarks too, but it's not appropriate to write them down here for the posterity :-) What

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be!

Hi Ben, Great work for a starter. Some small tweaks to do : The NL/FR translation links only work on the 'Welkom' Page, not the others. Tx for the efforts! Glenn On 07-12-13 12:35, Ben Abelshausen wrote: Hi, The osm.be website is online! Many many thanks to everyone who h

[OSM-talk-be] osm.be!

Nog eentje: onderaan de blog pagina staat "Originele blogpost of okfn.be(Engels):" Dat moet natuurlijk "Originele blogpost van okfn.be (Engels):" zijn. Overigens zou het leuk zijn als OpenStreetmap BE ook in het lijstje van werkgroepen zou staan op de webstek van OFKN (http://okfn.be/about/) Gil

[OSM-talk-be] osm.be!

@ Ben: er staat nog een tikfoutje op het "Hergebruiken" tabblad: Cloudemade moet Cloudmade zijn. Gilbert ___ Talk-be mailing list Talk-be@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be!

Thanks a lot to everybody who contributed in one way or another to "bring the beast alive" :-) m On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 12:35 PM, Ben Abelshausen wrote: > Hi, > > The osm.be website is online! > > Many many thanks to everyone who has helped, please report things that are > wrong or things you w

[OSM-talk-be] osm.be!

Hi, The osm.be website is online! Many many thanks to everyone who has helped, please report things that are wrong or things you wish to be changed to me or this list for a discussion. The website belongs to all of us. If anyone wants to blog about their projects/mapping activities please let me

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be (almost) online

Looking forward to see your (and others) hard work coming to life About the discussion on Friday's hangout: - it was pretty technical :-) - I did some example survey mapping - Jo demonstrated one of his great scripts to check cycle/walking networks - Marc V demonstrated his nice quality control w

[OSM-talk-be] osm.be (almost) online

Hi, I would really like to put the osm.be website online this week. This has been going on for 5 months now, maybe it's time to finish this! :-) There are just a few blocks left to translate and the two initial blog posts. If there are no responses I will disable the maintenance mode and put the

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Marc Ducobu wrote: > I can help you for the French translation. Nice! I created an account for you, should be in your inbox waiting. Met vriendelijke groeten, Best regards, Ben Abelshausen ___ Talk-be mailing list

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

I can help you for the French translation. Marc On 19 November 2013 22:42, Gerard Vanderveken wrote: > Looking good! > > The language selector doesn't work when not at home page. > Replace > > NL / FR > withNL / FR > > However additional script may be needed to stay on eg the blog and not to

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Looking good! The language selector doesn't work when not at home page. Replace NL / FR with NL / FR However additional script may be needed to stay on eg the blog and not to be redirected to home. Regards, Gerard. Ben Abelshausen wrote: Hello, We have been working on the osm.be

[OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Hello, We have been working on the osm.be website. We have been adding content and most of the work has been done by Jorieke V on this. I setup a test-account for previewing the website. It is still offline until after some form of approval from this list and some translations. go here: http://o

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Hi, Is there presently a computer permanently connected to the Internet, preferably running Ubuntu, Debian, any Linux even only shell or not Windows in that order, where experienced OSM members can get an account and install and run processes.   A common process exam

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Le 10/09/13 16:27, Glenn Plas a écrit : > >> While all the suggestions are nice, I think we're mostly looking for >> a company to sponsor OSM (eg. giving the hosting for free). > > I'm willing to do that with my company, a 'powered by' is good enough > for me as this gives me exposure in something

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Ivo De Broeck wrote: > Kinderyoga Duffel dat is al behoorlijk specifiek. Het zou knapper zijn moest je ook bovenaan staan met gewoon "Kinderyoga". De enige betrouwbare bron op het gebied van SEO voor google is Matt Cutts. De reden: hij leidt een van de teams bi

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Hmm I only can say, that I have build a small website about "Kinderyoga Re-born in Duffel". When I ask google "Kinderyoga Duffel", this are the results: - first payed advertises (gray) then Gouden gids then the site Re-born But you don't have to follow the rules of google ;-). 2013/9/11 André

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

On 2013-09-11 17:53, Ivo De Broeck wrote: Hmm I only can say, that I have build a small website about "Kinderyoga Re-born in Duffel". When I ask google "Kinderyoga Duffel", this are the results: - first payed advertises (gray) then Gouden gids then the site Re-born your results don't need to

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

On 2013-09-11 17:53, Ivo De Broeck wrote : Hmm I only can say, that I have build a small website about "Kinderyoga Re-born in Duffel".  When I ask google "Kinderyoga Duffel", this are the results: - firs

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

On 2013-09-11 05:44, Marc Gemis wrote : > Search for "rent a room in new york" and the top hit is airbnb.com > . No "room", "rent" nor "NY" in the name. Content, > metatag, links from other sites, url of pages etc. all play a role. > Google only give hints on what their algorith

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 4:24 PM, André Pirard wrote: > I thought that you wanted to write urgent pages like containing the > specifications for traffic zones and speed limits because there is none and > we don't know how to map them. this is implemented in the BENELUX-preset for Belgium. You can

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

On 2013-09-11 07:24, Nicolas Pettiaux wrote : > Why not get inspiration (= copy and reuse) from openstreetmap.fr > people as we have many contacts with them > and they will surely give hint and suggestions (and be here during > fosdem) ? I see now what you mean with a "sit

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Good idea! I would be prepared to join in Brussels or Leuven if that's more convenient! I can join thursday next week... Met vriendelijke groeten, Best regards, Ben Abelshausen On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Nicolas Pettiaux wrote: > 2013/9/11 Jo > >> The underlying technology is of less i

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

2013/9/11 Jo > The underlying technology is of less importance for the people who will > add content later on. Those interfaces are very similar. > > true > The decision what it will be, should depend on who is going to set up the > server (and on technical possibilities, of course). > > +1 >

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

On 2013-09-11 05:50, Marc Gemis wrote: Drupal only for a blogs ? That must be a joke. Colleagues of mine developed Drupal websites for a shop, a dog school, karate club etc. in their spare time. Ok, maybe that sounded wrong, I wasn't implying that Drupal is not powerfull. Volunteers aren't

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Comments inline: On 2013-09-11 05:44, Marc Gemis wrote: I believe that there was a blog post on Coding Error that stackoverflow got most traffic via google search. Google is the dominant search engine, whether we like it or not. Anyhow, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is something you cannot

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

The underlying technology is of less importance for the people who will add content later on. Those interfaces are very similar. The decision what it will be, should depend on who is going to set up the server (and on technical possibilities, of course). My vote goes to: use what openstreetmap.fr

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Hey, I use now Joomla to develop my websites. For me, Drupal is for professional developpers and big websites, Joomla is more easy. SPIP could be also a good solution ! With the package of www.icdisoft.com, there is a free Web Buider. I propose this option to my customers. Free, easy to use but

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Exactly that's what i was saying in one of my previous mails: openstreetmap.fr already use drupal and we might be able to resuse some of their stuff to announce events and projects. There was also some work on integrating maps. Drupal can do any of these things, in any format/layout/style and has m

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

2013/9/11 Marc Gemis > I'll agree with Ben, that reusing what other countries are doing is the > way to proceed ("standing on the shoulders of giants" :-) ) Please do not > try to reinvent the wheel by starting from scratch > > +1 Why not get inspiration (= copy and reuse) from openstreetmap.

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Drupal only for a blogs ? That must be a joke. Colleagues of mine developed Drupal websites for a shop, a dog school, karate club etc. in their spare time. look around at http://www.flashmint.com/wp/2012/08/20-best-drupal-sites-of-2012/ (or one of the many other sites listing interesting drupal si

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

I believe that there was a blog post on Coding Error that stackoverflow got most traffic via google search. Google is the dominant search engine, whether we like it or not. Anyhow, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is something you cannot neglect as a business. But the domain name is not that releva

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Hi, Why not be.openstreetmap.org + be.osm.org and generalize this to other countries? Even as alias if other names already exist, that would be a no cost, no hassle, no search consistent solution. Quite possible, because their current sub-domains are only: osm.org.259200INNSa.n

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

On 2013-09-10 22:32, Ben Abelshausen wrote : > Hi, > > I suggested drupal because it works fine for the fr community and it's > simple to setup quickly. We could start with this and the search for > sponsoring? Getting hosting is no problem at all i think everybody has > some provider here. > > It

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Ben i know the 2 systems. For a blog Drupal is the best, but if you want more choose for Joomla (you can add a blog/forum or whatever you like). 2013/9/10 Ben Abelshausen > Hi, > > I suggested drupal because it works fine for the fr community and it's > simple to setup quickly. We could start w

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Hi, I suggested drupal because it works fine for the fr community and it's simple to setup quickly. We could start with this and the search for sponsoring? Getting hosting is no problem at all i think everybody has some provider here. It can also be managed by non-web-developers something i think

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Waw, much thanks to all your contributions. The content would be, for me, similar to what openstreemap.fr offer, adapted to be specifically Belgian and multilingual. For the solution, any solution (Jekyll - http://jekyllrb.com/ or Drupal, Joomla ... you name it) that is easy to learn and master,

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Its important (for Google) to have a domain name like belgiumopenstreetmap.be ( see http://ivoweb.be/wat-heb-je-nodig/domeinnaam-kiezen ); All other related url's can be redirected to that site (like osm.be and many others) 2013/9/10 André Pirard > Hi, > > Why not be.openstreetmap.org + be.osm

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

On 2013-09-10 20:06, Ivo De Broeck wrote: Its important (for Google) to have a domain name like belgiumopenstreetmap.be ( see http://ivoweb.be/wat-heb-je-nodig/domeinnaam-kiezen ); All other related url's can be redirected to that site (like osm.be

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

I suggest we choose Joomla to make this site. We have a lot of free extensions for that system and the most important, we can have a lot of "super users" who can work on the site (and publishers and so on). Free hosting, I think the most important is to have a Joomla-friendly webhoster ( take plea

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Hello everybody, Personally I use www.icdsoft.com to store my websites since more than 10 year. For 72$/year (48$/year if renewal) in economic ! It depends the volumes of storage and transfert (the business formule : 10$/m and 8$/m if renewal). There are new servers in Bulgaria for 4.6€/m but I d

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

While all the suggestions are nice, I think we're mostly looking for a company to sponsor OSM (eg. giving the hosting for free). I don't personally know the owner of openstreetmap.be, I only recalled a conversations from the mailing list where it was stated that the owner was "OSM friendly). Since

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

While all the suggestions are nice, I think we're mostly looking for a company to sponsor OSM (eg. giving the hosting for free). I'm willing to do that with my company, a 'powered by' is good enough for me as this gives me exposure in something I can live with. but I would like to see more

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

On 2013-09-10 14:08, Nicolas Pettiaux wrote: Thanks. Could you contact him to ask ? I propose to start considering to setup a Belgian OSM site in Dutch, French, English and German if we have enough people to translate in German. Would Drupal be appropriate to setup such a multilingual site ?

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

I have some experience with Joomla (http://www.joomla.org). It can be extended to accommodate multilingual websites (http://www.joomfish.net). There are lost of extensions for Joomla. Instead of hardware, why not use the services of a hosting company. I use Lunarpages (http://www.lunarpages.co

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Thanks. Could you contact him to ask ? I propose to start considering to setup a Belgian OSM site in Dutch, French, English and German if we have enough people to translate in German. Would Drupal be appropriate to setup such a multilingual site ? Do anyone of us know Drupal (or any other easy an

Re: [OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Nicolas, It should be noted that, while osm.be isn't "in the hands" of the OSM community, openstreetmap.be is. It currently redirects to openstreetmap.org, but I don't think the owner would be against setting up an actual website if the infrastructure is provided. Best regards, Dennis aka Gyrbo

[OSM-talk-be] osm.be

Dear Mr Huys, According to DNS.be, you own osm.be that does not seem to be used. The members of the belgian OpenStreetMap (http://osm.org) community are wondering if you would agree to transfer it to us to use it as a local edition of OSM, much like http://openstreetmap.fr. Much thanks in advanc