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[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 year ago (17 children)

I'm contributing to openstreetmap because I think there should be a free alternative to Google or Apple maps.

Am I running the risk of having my contributions stolen?

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (7 children)

OSM is run by a foundation - https://www.openstreetmap.org/about

This makes it a lot more difficult to cock it up compared to a shareholder run company.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Thanks. I'll continue my small contributions then.

If anyone want to help I can recommend StreetComplete. It's a bit like pokemon go, but you'll help improve the map of the world instead. Only in android now I think.

[–] Meowoem 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh I should do that, I'm often in new builds and redevelopments, I'd think that's where it's needed most?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it's needed everywhere. I can start it wherever I happen to be and find a lot of "quests/tasks" to complete.

[–] Meowoem 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks yeah I've downloded it and there are loads of little quests, I'll give it a try

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