i originally brought up statements because i intend to write something about imports, and i realized it would be easy to interpret as electioneering, so it made sense to just suggest that candidates say something and be done with it.
i became involved in OSM through Russ Nelson. i have known Russ for many years as we both are long time participants in the anti-spam community. when Russ announced he was moving on to become a community ambassador for Cloudmade, i looked at the project and concluded that it was pretty cool. that was perhaps 18 months ago, and it's still pretty cool. i have a particular interest in how this community evolves to meet external and internal forces. i think that this is a very interesting time for OSM in the US, as Government organizations try to figure out how it fits, as businesses like Mapquest work out its impact on their business models, and as the individual contributors try to sort out their feelings about the the effect of these new players on the project. i found SOTM-US to be a very energizing experience and look forward to continuing to support OSM US, however the election turns out. thanks, richard _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
