On 2016-10-21 02:06 PM, Pavel Machek wrote: > > Actually... I don't think this should be requirement. Import > guidelines are not a holy text, people should follow them, but... > what is next. Should they also include a poem explaining how > import guidelines are great and make openstreetmap more useful?
Yes, of course - but only in sonnet or Learian limerick form. Naturally, haiku and lanterns are _right out_ for reasons I'm sure I don't need to explain … :) The reason I put that in there was because the folks involved in the Ottawa import had carried out several imports without community approval and had them reverted. The import guidelines — though a little officious⁺ — at least protect contributors' valuable contributions if followed. > While you may find it troubling, requiring such waivers is going to > make imports impossible. (And openstreetmap useless). I'm not the one requiring it: OGL has it, and it causes problems: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/openstreetmap/TayHcj3sYaw/SRN1sn4LAgAJ > So you suggest we keep less accurate data in openstreetmap, > because...? Without being able to see the data, who is to say the replacement data is more accurate? cheers, Stewart ⁺: “Don't get officious. You're not yourself when you're officious — that is the curse of a government job.” — Harold & Maude _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca