On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Mike Dupont <jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com> wrote: > I find that it scares me that OSM tools are being locked down. > One we have flash tools that need a non free runtime, and developers > who dont give a damn, > then we have this silverlight drama about to unfold. The tools should > not be dependant on one license or server or one point of view.
Yes. The reason given for removing Nearmap from Potlatch 1 was (paraphrasing): "Users who have agreed to the CTs must not use Nearmap. Potlatch cannot tell whether a given user has agreed to the CTs. We do not want to spend time adding that support, because we'd rather work on Potlatch 2. Therefore we have disabled Nearmap for all users." I think that's a fairly defensible position. Obviously it sucks for those of us who haven't agreed to the CTs, and want to continue to use Nearmap (which we're entitled to do). But it's fair enough. So the question is: is this the same reasoning for removing Nearmap as an option from JOSM? Could a better solution be found, like perhaps flashing an alert to anyone selecting Nearmap, warning them that they must not use it if they have agreed to the CTs? Steve _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
