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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] OpenStreetMap


From: Michael Dorrington
Subject: Re: [Fsuk-manchester] OpenStreetMap
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:32:03 +0100
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On 13/09/11 23:48, Ben Webb wrote:
> The question of whether Potlatch (the flash based openstreetmap
> editor) is free software was brought up in the admin meeting. The
> original potlatch was free software, and could be built and run using
> free software (gnash). However the current Potlatch 2 uses
> Actionscript 3, which requires adobe's proprietary build system and
> flash player.[1] The actual code to the editor, however, is still
> under a free software license (the WTFPL, effectively public domain).
> 
> Hope this clears things up for anyone who was wondering.
> 
> [1] http://www.gnashdev.org/?q=node/72

Although many people into Free Software are also into things like
opendata, free culture and/or shareable culture it doesn't mean that
those groups hold the same values as the Free Software movement. It is
similar between Open Source and Free Software. Manchester Free Software
is a Free Software group.

Regards,
Mike.
MFS Chair.

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