Air will continue to be supported by, believe it or not, Samsung: https://theblog.adobe.com/the-future-of-adobe-air/ <https://theblog.adobe.com/the-future-of-adobe-air/>
> On 1 Aug 2020, at 10:16, Sören Reinecke <tilmanreine...@yahoo.de> wrote: > > So far as I understood Adobe dropped Linux support for its AIR plattform. If > that is right, then I am in doubt that supporting the development of Potlatch > 2 is not that in a sustainable manner. > > Cheers > > Sören Reinecke > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [OSM-talk] Funding of three infrastructure projects : Nominatim, > osm2pgsql, Potlatch 2 > From: Guillaume Rischard > To: OSMF Talk > CC: OpenStreetMap talk mailing list > > > Hi all, > > The OSMF Board wants to facilitate and support improving infrastructure. > During the Microgrants process, there were proposals that didn’t make it, but > would together be a good pilot for a “OSM infrastructure” process, to learn > how supporting osm infrastructure projects works well. > The OSMF Board wants to fund a limited number of projects proposed by trusted > long-term volunteers whose work we know and enjoy. We have selected the > osm2pgsql and Potlatch microgrant proposals, and have a new proposal from > Nominatim. > In the long term, we want to re-activate the Engineering Working Group (EWG) > by making it a place for decision making, project guidance and budget > management for such projects. > The Board would like your feedback on these three specific infrastructure > projects: > Nominatim > > Nominatim is the geocoding software that powers openstreetmap.org and many > other apps and websites. Sarah wants to work on: <http://openstreetmap.org/> > finishing the localization efforts (improve address computation for different > countries, localized address output) > making the software more user-friendly (reduce the number of programming > languages by at least two, move side-projects into separate repos, reorganise > the code so that Nominatim can become an Ubuntu package, docs, docs, docs) > The full proposal is at > https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Nominatim_project_2020-07 > <https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Nominatim_project_2020-07> > Potlatch 2 > > Potlatch 2 used to be the default editor before iD took the relay. While > usage is declining, it’s still used by 2500 (1.4%) users who did 10 million > (1.2%) changes in 2020. > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Editor_usage_stats> > Potlatch is built in Flash, which browsers will retire by the end of the > year. Richard wants to adapt Potlatch 2 to the AIR platform so users who > still rely on it can continue to use it. > The full proposal is at > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/Potlatch_2_for_desktop > > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Microgrants/Microgrants_2020/Proposal/Potlatch_2_for_desktop> > osm2pgsql > > osm2pgsql loads OpenStreetMap data into databases suitable for applications > like rendering into maps, geocoding with Nominatim, or general analysis. It > is used on openstreetmap.org and in many other places. > <http://openstreetmap.org/> > While there has been constant paid and volunteer work on osm2pgsql, large > scale architecture changes to pay off historical technical debt are needed to > tackle long term challenges, and make future changes easier. > Jochen wants to work on: > Hosting documentation on osm2pgsql.org <http://osm2pgsql.org/> > Rethinking the output of the program to make it more concise and useful > Tackling the refactoring and cleanup of the “middle” code. > Ongoing maintenance as needed > Other work from the road map as time permits > The original budget and scope were limited by the microgrant framework. The > current project goes beyond that, and addresses open issues and potential > improvements further and better. > The proposal is at > https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Osm2pgsql_project_2020-07 > <https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Osm2pgsql_project_2020-07> > > > > Thank you and happy mapping > > Guillaume, for the OSMF board
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