On 12/15/22 12:14, Kevin Cozens via talk wrote:
On 2022-12-15 10:01, Stewart Russell via talk wrote:
announced the formation of the Overture Maps Foundation
<https://overturemaps.org/>, a new collaborative effort to develop
interoperable open map data
[snip]> The thing is, we already have a mature global map database with
interoperable data and services: OpenStreetMap
The founding members of the organization probably couldn't think of
how they could monetize OSM so they needed to create their own system.
You can get a good idea that it is probably about having another
revenue stream when you read about how much money they want so you can
contribute or be on the committee. It is fairly safe to say there will
be another "standard" generated for the map data that will not be
directly compatible with any existing map system.
Hmmn, that sounds a bit like Linux Foundation has suffered "regulatory
capture".
Unless they're astroturf to begin with (:-()
--dave
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