OpenStreetMap
As this website seems to be mainly based in proving free and open-source content, it puzzles me as to why there is heavy use of Adobe Flash. This makes it impossible for the hardcore open-source junkies or the users of Linux on ppcs to contribute. While I understand that the use of Flash is easier for the developers, this should not be a problem since it would be even easier to simply use Google Maps. It would be interesting to me to hear the arguments for flash. I will end this rant by saying that regardless of Flash, this is a great idea and a great website.
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Athugasemd eftir SuborbitalPigeon sett inn 2. mars 2009 kl. 23:32
Although I don't like Flash either, there is no reason to use Potlatch.
You could imagine this was even worse before Java was GPLed.
Athugasemd eftir Richard sett inn 2. mars 2009 kl. 23:40
There's a million and one things I could say to that, but I'll just restrict myself to the one: Potlatch works with Gnash.
Athugasemd eftir Andy Allan sett inn 3. mars 2009 kl. 11:45
Flash isn't a requirement to use OSM - it's just one option, and for most people it's the easiest. I think the only technologies that are required are HTTP and XML, and beyond that you can take your pick of implementations. We've got flash (Potlatch), Java (JOSM), C (osm2go), C++/Qt (merkaator), perl (bulkuploader.pl).......
Athugasemd eftir Minh Nguyen sett inn 4. mars 2009 kl. 00:53
Also, if I remember correctly, Yahoo! gave explicit permission to use their aerial imagery for OSM. That may be one complication with using Google Maps.