Well, I sent an email to the address listed on the "about" page and got a quick response. Apparently there was attribution originally but it somehow got dropped when they did a recent update. He understands open licensing and attribution and was very apologetic about it getting dropped. Hopefully it will be fixed soon.
What I say when I send messages like this stresses the fact that we aren't just copyright pedants but that we view the attribution as a way to help us build our community which will in turn lead to a better map for them. Toby On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Clifford Snow <cliff...@snowandsnow.us> wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 8:30 AM, JB <jb...@mailoo.org> wrote: >> >> Don't want to start a battle here, but I thought best practises where « © >> OSM contributors » directly on the map, clearly visible? I don't see >> anything close to that today, even with the big map they have on their site. >> https://www.geocaching.com/map/default.aspx#?ll=46.31658,-1.18652&z=5 >> > > Geocaching doesn't follow our recommendations, but they to give > attribution, as Toby pointed out on their about page. Not only that they > give links to start contributing to OSM. That might seem nice, but when you > look at their business practices, it says a lot. They make their money from > paid subscribers. Free subscribers get OSM maps, while paid subscribers get > to choose between OSM and Google. As we continue to build the worlds best > map, more people will decide free is actually a much better bargain. > > A few geocachers have attended our meetups, but I think most geocachers > are don't want to make better maps since the whole premise is to hide > something. Nothing worse that a map with a trail that leads directly to the > cache. > > BTW - I notice that they use state highway shields, at least in Washington > State. It would be nice to see us add shields to OSM. > > Clifford > > > -- > @osm_seattle > osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us > OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch >
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