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Simon Poole
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Father, jack of many trades, open data cynic. Somewhat involved with OpenStreetMap

Joined January 2012

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    1. Ian Dees‏ @iandees Feb 14
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      Replying to @sp8962 @HeatherLeson and

      Right, that's a great deflection, but what specific problems do you have? If it's a duck, where are the quacks?

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    2. Simon Poole‏ @sp8962 Feb 14
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      Replying to @iandees @HeatherLeson and

      WOF competes - for data consumers - for data sources - for contributors that is in general is a dismal failure, dosn't make it less an attempt at competing with OSM.

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    3. Ian Dees‏ @iandees Feb 14
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      Replying to @sp8962 @HeatherLeson and

      I don't agree that WOF competes with OSM for any of those things, but even if it does, I don't see how that means Mapzen and Linux Foundation hate OSM's guts... Open data is not a zero sum game.

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    4. Simon Poole‏ @sp8962 Feb 15
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      Replying to @iandees @HeatherLeson and

      > Open data is not a zero sum game. I don't think that makes any sense as a general statement. Outside of the realm of "data that is already there" there are finite resources to curate and produce the data and finite potential consumers. ...

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    5. Simon Poole‏ @sp8962 Feb 15
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      Replying to @sp8962 @iandees and

      .. trying to stipulate a right for projects to remain on life support even after they have shown that they do not have a working business model, is the Chapter 11 of open data / OSS and distorts the markets just as bad, to the detriment of those that actually work.

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    6. Stefan Keller‏ @sfkeller Feb 15
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      That's a fundamental thought worth noting. IMHO it's OK if orgs&companies get a (2nd.) chance, but must be transparent and take responsibility when they try new biz models based on #OpenData commons like #OSM. And @Mapzen & @linuxfoundation & Co. must be stongly reminded to that.

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    7. Simon Poole‏ @sp8962 Feb 15
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      Replying to @sfkeller @iandees and

      Narrowing down on OSM: fundamentally we cannot be neutral to use of other sources, open or not, in place of #openstreetmap data. The project lives by exposing the good and the bad in our data and motivating existing and new contributors to improve and contribute. ...

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    8. Simon Poole‏ @sp8962 Feb 15
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      Replying to @sp8962 @sfkeller and

      ... And while it might individually feel good to cuddle up to other players, reducing that exposure by voluntarily ceding core market segments to WoF, WD, OA and so on, directly damages #openstreetmap

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    9. Ian Dees‏ @iandees Feb 15
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      Replying to @sp8962 @sfkeller and

      OpenStreetMap has only gained contributors, data consumers, and data sources. Can you point to any examples of these categories that could have used OSM but didn't because of Mapzen or LF? If anything, the attribution that Mapzen gives to OSM drove people to OSM.

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    10. Ian Dees‏ @iandees Feb 15
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      Replying to @iandees @sp8962 and

      And I agree that OSM can't be neutral. It needs to do everything it can to gain contributors and consumers, but attacking those that contribute and consume (labeling them as enemies for example) is most definitely not the way to bring more into your camp.

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      Simon Poole‏ @sp8962 Feb 15
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      Replying to @iandees @sfkeller and

      competitors != enemies, they are simply competitors. Spinning that in to "attacking those that contribute and consume" isn't a mean feat I have to say.

      4:58 AM - 15 Feb 2019
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        2. Ian Dees‏ @iandees Feb 15
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          Replying to @sp8962 @sfkeller and

          You're right, you only said Mapzen "hates our guts" and didn't use the word enemies.

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        3. Simon Poole‏ @sp8962 Feb 15
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          Replying to @iandees @sfkeller and

          There is no mention of mapzen (or the LF) in that tweet. If you have ever been at a presentation by tomtom you know that I was playing down their attitude towards OSM. ...

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