Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

All, Last chance to fill in the "UK/GB OSM group" survey if you have not already done so. I aim to release the results soon along with suggestions on how we should proceed. This second stage will allow for more comment than the initial survey (with the survey results acting to support any commenta

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

Fascinating stuff Frederik. Not entirely convinced by some of the detail. The project I ran got a domain name in 1987 of thorn-emi-crl.co.uk (I remember being slightly irritated that the guy administering names hadn't used crl.thorn-emi.co.uk which would have been more future-proof. By then UCL we

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

Hi, On 07/11/2015 10:19 PM, Rob Nickerson wrote: > a "UK/GB > OpenStreetMap group" (name yet to be decided) Just saw this: https://30yearsof.uk/the-birth-of-uk-an-oral-history-ab3ebc0e499f The story behind how domains in your part of the world came to use .uk and not .gb. Bye Frederik -- Fre

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

Hi all, Thanks to those 65 people who have responded to the survey so far. I want to address a few of the comments on the mailing list. The idea of a group has been discussed many time before but it has never progressed. I believe that this is because it has never been clear what the group should

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

g.uk on my server (a minor point in OSMGB's favour) Of course we could call it something else entirely, but both OSMGB and OSMUK are nice short simple names. Harry From: Nick Whitelegg To: "talk-gb@openstreetmap.org" Sent: Tuesday, 14 July 2015,

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

hris Hill Sent: 13 July 2015 19:08 To: Dave F.; Andy Mabbett; Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"? Dave, I don't think anyone has a veto. Why would it harm you if this went ahead? On 13 July 2015 19:00:56 GMT+01:00, "Dave F.&quo

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

Hi, On 07/13/2015 08:08 PM, Chris Hill wrote: > I don't think anyone has a veto. Why would it harm you if this went ahead? I think I can see why Dave F might have an issue with the whole thing. Rob has phrased it as a question: "A UK/GB group?" and also in his message he says "... should a group

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

On 13 July 2015 at 19:00, Dave F. wrote: > Find out first if people want it That they do is already evident. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.o

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

Hi all, As I'm not signed up to all mailing lists, can I please have volunteers to forward this to talk-gb-london, talk-gb-midanglia, talk-gb-thenorth and talk-scotland? Thanks, Rob On 11 July 2015 at 21:19, Rob Nickerson wrote: > Dear UK/GB OpenStreetMappers, > > From time to time we talk abo

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

Dave, I don't think anyone has a veto. Why would it harm you if this went ahead? On 13 July 2015 19:00:56 GMT+01:00, "Dave F." wrote: >Find out first if people want it, rather than ask how they think it >should be implemented. > >On 13/07/2015 14:03, Andy Mabbett wrote: >> On 13 July 2015 at 12:

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

Find out first if people want it, rather than ask how they think it should be implemented. On 13/07/2015 14:03, Andy Mabbett wrote: On 13 July 2015 at 12:39, Dave F. > wrote: there's no option to disagree with the whole proposal What else do you suppose the

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

That doesn't get recorded. On 13/07/2015 17:18, Andy Robinson wrote: It’s easy to disagree with a proposal. You simply ignore it. J *From:*Dave F. [mailto:dave...@madasafish.com] *Sent:* 13 July 2015 12:40 *To:* talk-gb@openstreetmap.org *Subject:* Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB Ope

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

It’s easy to disagree with a proposal. You simply ignore it. J From: Dave F. [mailto:dave...@madasafish.com] Sent: 13 July 2015 12:40 To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"? You say there's no neutrality, but there

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

Thanks Rob, I have filled this in today. More than happy to offer assistance if needed. Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, De

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

…and what does “support the development of OSM tools and apps” mean in this context? Support in the sense that we think its great and will promote / aid / assist, or support in the sense that we hand over a sum of money towards development? And in that case, where does it come from? The membersh

Re: [Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

You say there's no neutrality, but there's no option to disagree with the whole proposal. On 11/07/2015 21:19, Rob Nickerson wrote: Dear UK/GB OpenStreetMappers, From time to time we talk about the potential of setting up a "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group" (name yet to be decided) but we never qui

[Talk-GB] Survey: A "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group"?

Dear UK/GB OpenStreetMappers, >From time to time we talk about the potential of setting up a "UK/GB OpenStreetMap group" (name yet to be decided) but we never quite know what it should look like. Survey time!! Please fill in the following 2 minute survey: http://goo.gl/forms/Z797QhC27c Your res