The background is likely https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/hot/2016-December/012788.html
Simon On 02.12.2016 05:56, Greg Morgan wrote: > > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 6:47 PM, john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com > <mailto:jwhelan0...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Context please? I have no idea what you are talking about. > > One of the problems with giving aid is only about a tenth of the > money given is used in the way one would hope. > > Probably the most pressing problem in Africa at the moment is > corruption and in many ways aid doesn't help this particular problem. > > Mapping in OSM is way to assist without fear that the funds will > be diverted. > > Money given by government agencies stands a little more chance > that the aid will get through although there is always the > temptation to say it must be shipped on ships from the donor > country or must be spent on goods from the donor country. > > Given that HOT Inc exists in the US and given the USA culture, who > else could elect Donald, I think we can expect them to present > themselves in this manner. > > Whilst I would hope that requirements and benefits can be > presented I'm not sure that this is in the US tradition. Given > the attention span of the target audience again is it worth the > effort to HOT Inc? Should the message have been restricted to > those with a US address? > > If I'm cynical then the task manager has been very effective. The > training group has identified problem areas and come up with > solutions. However HOT is not just HOT Inc there are many people > involved in creating maps and the tools used. Germany is home to > many of them. The OSM wiki contains much wisdom, the page I'm > thinking of was put together by a Canadian, well a Québécois which > is practically the same. > > I'd like to see two slots on the most urgent slots in tasks > reserved for projects that are run by OSM groups in affected areas > to give some sort of recognition to the work they are doing. If > nothing else they're learning project management skills that they > can apply elsewhere. > > In sum HOT Inc probably deserves some support but on transparency > I think it could do better. > > > Note to Severin I trimmed the posted message down to fit under > the 40k character limit for osmf and talk osm then reposted. The > original was posted on the HOT mailing list. > > Cheerio John > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org <mailto:talk@openstreetmap.org> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > <https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
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