tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179325926611299376.post9028655904260844217..comments2023-09-16T13:46:11.986+01:00Comments on Open Maps: So do the OSMF working groups work?Chris Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02951528269028953589noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179325926611299376.post-32661772682688522312013-05-14T07:28:48.770+01:002013-05-14T07:28:48.770+01:00It's shame, let it be the responsiveness of th...It's shame, let it be the responsiveness of the working groups or the above mentioned apple case.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179325926611299376.post-91404307741515604542013-05-08T21:13:52.397+01:002013-05-08T21:13:52.397+01:00I agree that there seems to be some structural pro...I agree that there seems to be some structural problems, e.g. the apple license case, where one year ago it was declared that this issue was to be dealt with priority, initially even by the board, but since then very few information in regard was published. The last time Apple was significantly mentioned in LWG minutes was in January: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zYrYm_y3D6-vnUi2va0BtEfHo76qOUuUU9vT2X6mvv0/pub<br />where you can find this sentence: "it still seems very uncertain as to whether they are in compliance with our licensing terms, (most likely CC-BY-SA if they are using our older data)"<br /><br />How can it be uncertain whether Apple is in compliance with our license terms, as long as they don't even refer to the license? Both, cc-by-sa and ODbL clearly request that you refer to the license. After more than a year Apple could not even be convinced to fulfill this basic requirement, and no action was taken?dieterdreistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179325926611299376.post-48973011972844447542013-05-08T09:19:59.293+01:002013-05-08T09:19:59.293+01:00I don't know of any overstaffed working groups...I don't know of any overstaffed working groups. And even within the group of volunteers who have stepped forward, many are overstretched and are double-jobbing (even triple-, quadruple-jobbing) between different WGs, trying to keep them all going.<br /><br />Asking us all to resign won't fix the problem, and shutting down struggling working groups won't magically make their purpose and the need for them go away either. If it was that easy, I'm sure we'd all quit tomorrow.<br /><br />What we need is for sensible people to volunteer to help, and for those unwilling to help, for them to show some support from the sidelines. Any and all help is appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com