Hi, GeoNames say they'll gradually reduce the number of queries that can be made for free, and at the same time set up a commercial programme with preferred treatment for those who pay:
http://geonames.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/commercial-geonames-web- services/ At first I thought, yuck, another cddb story, but as far as I can see anyone could download their data and offer the same commercial service if they thought it viable, so they're not (ab)using a position of power there... Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail [EMAIL PROTECTED] ## N49°00.09' E008°23.33' _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk