Re: [Talk-GB] Call to action: Translators needed

2020-07-14 Thread Simon Poole
On 14.07.2020 17:21, o...@poppe.dev wrote: > ... again, your wording sounds like you don't trust the organizations further > that you could throw a rock and basically discard their efforts as those of > money-hungry, evil corporations that aren't interested in the humanitarian > aspect at all

Re: [Talk-GB] Call to action: Translators needed

2020-07-14 Thread osm
> I've been asked to clarify this as it might come across as a personal > attack which was not intended, sorry. Apology accepted, but ... > The, very well funded, organizations in OSM space that claim > "Humanitarian" for themselves, market themselves mainly by having a > never ending stream of

Re: [Talk-GB] Call to action: Translators needed

2020-07-14 Thread Simon Poole
I've been asked to clarify this as it might come across as a personal attack which was not intended, sorry. The, very well funded, organizations in OSM space that claim "Humanitarian" for themselves, market themselves mainly by having a never ending stream of emergencies (some real, some not,

Re: [Talk-GB] Call to action: Translators needed

2020-07-12 Thread Simon Poole
It's the other way around, I believe you are the victim and have been had. Am 12. Juli 2020 21:12:15 MESZ schrieb Kai Michael Poppe - OSM : > >On 12.07.2020 20:58, Simon Poole wrote: > >> The project in question could have naturally joined the OpenStreetMap >transifex organisation and profited

Re: [Talk-GB] Call to action: Translators needed

2020-07-12 Thread Kai Michael Poppe - OSM
On 12.07.2020 20:58, Simon Poole wrote: > The project in question could have naturally joined the OpenStreetMap > transifex organisation and profited from a couple of 100 very experienced > translators, but that would be too simple. Well, don't kill the messenger. I myself only today

Re: [Talk-GB] Call to action: Translators needed

2020-07-12 Thread Simon Poole
The project in question could have naturally joined the OpenStreetMap transifex organisation and profited from a couple of 100 very experienced translators, but that would be too simple. Am 12. Juli 2020 19:50:43 MESZ schrieb Kai Michael Poppe - OSM : >Good evening list! > >During last week's

[Talk-GB] Call to action: Translators needed

2020-07-12 Thread Kai Michael Poppe - OSM
Good evening list! During last week's Missing Maps London event I got to know the mobile App "MapSwipe". This app is used to identify Imagery Tiles with specific features like buildings, roads, etc. in countries with low map coverage (i.e. developing/least developed countries). It is a