On 09/03/09 18:25, Russ Nelson wrote: > Earlier, I proposed that certain datasets should be immutable; whether > by policy or mechanism as needed. I propose importing the NYS DEC > Lands as an immutable set of data. If you read this exchange with > Robert Morrell, you can see why they feel that NO changes AT ALL are > appropriate. I agree with them. This dataset constitutes a legal > description of the property managed by the NYS Department of > Environmental Conservation, and changes by any OSM editor are not > consistent with the nature of the data. > > How do people feel about me importing this data (with all of their > metadata), adding an immutable=yes tag, with the intent of tracking > their dataset, and deleting --outright-- any changes made by OSM > editors.
-1 What wouldn't be immutable? If I map a road. I might think "I know where this road is, it doesn't make sense for someone else to change this, I'll just make it immutable" OSM is a wiki. Everything is editable. Rory
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