Re: [Fsuk-manchester] OpenStreetMap

[Ben Webb]

On 14 September 2011 23:22, MJ Ray <address@hidden> wrote:
> Ben Webb <address@hidden>
>> [...] 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
>
> Thanks for that.  So... is there currently a way for free software
> users to contribute to OpenStreetMap and if so, what is it?

Yes.

OpenStreetMap has an open api, and there are clients for various
platforms[1]. The most used of these is a free software client called
josm, which is in debian's main repository, and is what I use to
contribute.

[1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Editing

Ben