R @rory@en.osm.town

#OpenStreetMap is an inherently political project. We're trying to change the way the world collects, and shares map data.

IMO iD doesn't belong to us, but openstreeetmap.org does. That is under common ownership of the OSM community. And the OSM community can think about whether we want this particular bunch of code in that particular place.

Like all open source projects, I'm willing to let the iD devs do whatever they want. It's their project, we aren't/I amn't paying their wages, they have no duty to listen to me. Let them do what they want.

Otherwise you have the unhealthy situation of people thinking FLOSS maintainers owe them something.

“iD editor: It is time for us to end this abusive relationship”
Well this is certainly an inflamatory post about the current state of iD & #OpenStreetMap.
Although I think this phrasing is too extreme, I do broadly agree that the #OSM community should think about whether we should always have the current released version of iD on osm.org.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/woodpeck/diary/391175

I have put myself forward as a candidate for the #OpenStreetMap Foundation board.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM19/Election_to_Board

State of the Map South East Europe (#SotMSEE) is over. And once again I am energized by the #OpenStreetMap community. The Kosovan & Albanian people I meet via #OSM always seem so nice and are doing cool stuff with FLOSS

Some pictures from #SotMSEE in #Kosovo

https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomersch/albums/72157711503912113
#OpenStreetMap

I'm heading to Kosovo for #SotMSEE (State of the Map, South East Europe), a regional #OpenStreetMap event. 🙂

If you want some #OpenStreetMap stickers, please feel free to get in touch. Over the next little while I'll get a more proper system in place.

(BTW the people/groups requested swag, I'm not just randomly sending OpenStreetMap merch to random places)

I want #OpenStreetMap to be better with promotional material, and I've been on a sticker vibe lately. So today I sent a packet of stickers to Bangladesh, and later fly to Kosovo and hand deliver some more.

At this weekend #OpenStreetMap hack weekend in @geofabrik
I worked on a new idea for “delayed” OSM replication, where changes aren't sent on immediately. This could allow proper community based anti-vandalism.

Trying to print more stickers, and batteling PDFs. Why does this website imply the background of this is black, not white, when it detect white for other PDFs made from same process! 😢

Even comparing pubs between Ireland & England & Germany and things are different enough to get into tagging discussions and to come up with differences.