http://trac.openstreetmap.org/wiki

re: [OSM-talk] Please

I guess I'm guilty of this too :(

I'm so exited to see new stuff and cool new features added to this site, so i just send off an email to talk@openstreetmap.org about what i'd like to see.

When really, the talk@ discussion should only be used for a 'light' discussion, and to share links of where people can find more information. So for example, if i wanted to make a recommendation, i would do so first by submitting a ticket, then ....
http://trac.openstreetmap.org/ticket/2337

When really, just like any other website, in order for technical things to happen. (Ie. this trac.openstreetmap.org link to be more visible on the home page.) And actual BUG needs to be reported. This way, it's a process where those people who have the technical ability to make it happen can do so.

Since there's only 24 hours in a day, and those programmers DO sleep sometimes, they gotta prioritize their time to deal with 1 issue at a time. This Bug tracker does this, and helps to identify which feature additions to be working on.

(personally) im now becoming a bit of a (basic) programmer, since i created canvec2osm. The conversion script that takes all the Natural Resources Canada data from one dataset 'CanVec', and converts it into OSM format, making it nice and need in a handy folder.

So once i start making the .osm files available, people start complaining about issues. ie. things not tagged correctly, or things not showing up as they should. For me, i can handle it. I just take each bug as it happens and fix it.

The point is, if i was working on the main OSM site, and responding to errors, i would need to work with a talented team, where others know how to fix the problem. So it wont be all me. Then i would need to record in better detail what bugs im fixing, and how i resolved the problem. (and others could respond saying that it was already handled on another ticket, so that ticket would be closed)

So anyway, PLEASE help out the programmers of this site, by filling out bug reports, and searching to see if it was already asked.

I'm just checking the 'RoadMap' section, so then it gives you a feel for what is to be expected for the later versions of this site.

http://trac.openstreetmap.org/roadmap

Happy Mapping,

Cheers,
Sam Vekemans
Across Canada Trails