Not to make too fine a point, but OSMF policy notwithstanding, the OSMF
Board of Directors uses Google Mail, the OSMF participates in Google
Summer of Code, and Google was a sponsor of SOTM 2022 in Florence.[1]
As for foreign governments restricting access to Google assets, correct
me if I am wrong but this mainly affects China and Iran, and probably a
few other totalitarian regimes (e.g., North Korea?), but not the vast
majority of OSM project participants. Rather than criticize the CWG for
using Google because certain people are restricted by their governments
from using Google services, it would be more useful to suggest
alternatives that might work in those countries.
My two manats' worth (having served 4-1/2 years as a diplomat in a
totalitarian country that restricts access to 3/4 of the world's IP
addresses).
cheers,
apm
[1] https://2022.stateofthemap.org/#sponsors
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:03:49 +0100
From: Andy Townsend<ajt1...@gmail.com>
To: S?ren Reinecke<valin...@gmx.net>
Cc:talk@openstreetmap.org
Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Survey about OSM communication behaviors
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On 28/04/2023 15:47, S?ren Reinecke wrote:
So please stop complaining about when someone does not share your ideologic
attitude. And wanting to use OSS only is a ideology.
In this case, it's not just my view, it's the view of the OSMF board:
https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Commitment_to_Open_Communication_Channels
I have nothing against Google per se (casual observers will note that
I'm posting this from a Gmail address), but we have to allow everyone to
access a survey like this - including those people who are restricted by
their government from using services such as Google's.
In this case privacy is not even a concern. So please stop polluting email
threads with unnecessary replies.
😄
Best Regards,
Andy
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