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Olivier Leroy

@zverik @simon I do not think OSM failed (on plenty of metrics)

30 April at 12:46 | Wall-to-wall | Open on fosstodon.org
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Ilya Zverev
Olivier Leroy

@zverik @simon Then I think you need to rephrase or specify that:

"If OSM were successful, Niantic would be one in a thousand similarly influential map users."

I interpret it at "OSM was not successful".

30 April at 13:15 | Open on fosstodon.org
Ilya Zverev replied to Olivier

@defuneste @simon not successful ≠ failed. I meant it in terms of adoption as it is, a universal public geodatabase, not just a background layer or anything. So I'd say that's a failure of most companies to see the value in OSM, not of OSM itself.

30 April at 13:18 | Open on en.osm.town
Olivier Leroy replied to Ilya

@zverik @simon

Even here I would separate "not seeing value" and "not seeing value to provide some support". Seeing the list of company that use OSM, and pay mappers it does not seem they do not see value.

Even as a "public geodatabase" it is quite good and way above some corporate mess (yes I works in private sector and I have see some nightmare).

I should rephrase that: "data does not bring value, product does" (say a lot of folks)

30 April at 13:23 | Open on fosstodon.org
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