Comments on: Maemo Mapper Basemaps - Should I provide / host them? http://maemotalk.feelslikeburning.com/2006/05/31/maemo-mapper-basemaps-should-i-provide-host-them/ for the Nokia 770 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:59:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Junior http://maemotalk.feelslikeburning.com/2006/05/31/maemo-mapper-basemaps-should-i-provide-host-them/#comment-33 Junior Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:32:06 +0000 http://maemotalk.feelslikeburning.com/2006/05/31/maemo-mapper-basemaps-should-i-provide-host-them/#comment-33 Perhaps making your own bash scripts is like crafting your own lightsaber. Perhaps making your own bash scripts is like crafting your own lightsaber.

]]> By: William Maddler http://maemotalk.feelslikeburning.com/2006/05/31/maemo-mapper-basemaps-should-i-provide-host-them/#comment-32 William Maddler Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:45:57 +0000 http://maemotalk.feelslikeburning.com/2006/05/31/maemo-mapper-basemaps-should-i-provide-host-them/#comment-32 the scripts! the scripts! give us the scripts! that what will really make Maemo Mapper great! the scripts! the scripts! give us the scripts! that what will really make Maemo Mapper great!

]]> By: William Maddler http://maemotalk.feelslikeburning.com/2006/05/31/maemo-mapper-basemaps-should-i-provide-host-them/#comment-29 William Maddler Wed, 31 May 2006 19:34:51 +0000 http://maemotalk.feelslikeburning.com/2006/05/31/maemo-mapper-basemaps-should-i-provide-host-them/#comment-29 I would agree with you if we were talking about a small or no-profit service provider. Google is making money basically "selling" _your_ (as well as mine, and everyone's) information. Being credited as the right's owner is enough from my point of view. Of course I'm not sure if that's enough from a legal perspective. For sure hosting such images would expose you, as well as any potential mirror, to some legal trouble. So, basically, my answer is: man, don't even think about hosting those images. Also, I agree with Peter, when he says Google infrastructure is big enough to suppoort a some more requests. I'm more concerned about supporting Maemo Mapper development. What I guess would be great to have, are those download/convert scripts you were talking about. I would be happy to give 'em a try! I would agree with you if we were talking about a small or no-profit service provider. Google is making money basically “selling” _your_ (as well as mine, and everyone’s) information. Being credited as the right’s owner is enough from my point of view. Of course I’m not sure if that’s enough from a legal perspective.
For sure hosting such images would expose you, as well as any potential mirror, to some legal trouble. So, basically, my answer is: man, don’t even think about hosting those images.
Also, I agree with Peter, when he says Google infrastructure is big enough to suppoort a some more requests.
I’m more concerned about supporting Maemo Mapper development.

What I guess would be great to have, are those download/convert scripts you were talking about. I would be happy to give ‘em a try!

]]> By: Jussi Kukkonen http://maemotalk.feelslikeburning.com/2006/05/31/maemo-mapper-basemaps-should-i-provide-host-them/#comment-28 Jussi Kukkonen Wed, 31 May 2006 18:52:57 +0000 http://maemotalk.feelslikeburning.com/2006/05/31/maemo-mapper-basemaps-should-i-provide-host-them/#comment-28 Don't. All of that material is copyright by someone. That someone is mostly not Google, but a company whose main business is selling rights to map data. Even if Google doesn't have the will to sue you, those companies do... Don’t. All of that material is copyright by someone. That someone is mostly not Google, but a company whose main business is selling rights to map data. Even if Google doesn’t have the will to sue you, those companies do…

]]> By: Peter http://maemotalk.feelslikeburning.com/2006/05/31/maemo-mapper-basemaps-should-i-provide-host-them/#comment-27 Peter Wed, 31 May 2006 17:13:31 +0000 http://maemotalk.feelslikeburning.com/2006/05/31/maemo-mapper-basemaps-should-i-provide-host-them/#comment-27 Firstly, Australia does now have road maps of all the major cities and even some (although not as detailed in the countryside). I wouldn't be hosting the maps for Maemo Mapper due to legal reasons, also google has huge infrastructure so I don't think the usage of maemo mapper will really amount to much compared to the rest of the traffic they see. Firstly, Australia does now have road maps of all the major cities and even some (although not as detailed in the countryside).

I wouldn’t be hosting the maps for Maemo Mapper due to legal reasons, also google has huge infrastructure so I don’t think the usage of maemo mapper will really amount to much compared to the rest of the traffic they see.

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