Open Letter to Organic Maps Shareholders (openletter.earth)

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[-] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago

I didn't know there has been ongoing drama like this. Damnit. Can't believe how shady their behaviour looks like while promoting it as crystal clear FOSS alternative to Google Maps.

Honestly reading this open letter mentioning the history behind writing it doesn't make me feel very confident that the shareholders will follow suit (except for Roman).

I hope OM is forked and that the fork gains momentum. I love OM but damn this letter makes me feel angry at the shareholders.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago

Glad to see that people are vigilant about these structural issues.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

I'm a bit worried about the project as the last commit was 15 days ago.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

And it seems like apart from Roman the two other shareholders haven't even worked on the project (atleast on the public part) for almost a year really...

The positive side is that if it's forked I have high hopes the volunteers will move to the fork. But yeah will be sad to lose the brand "Organic Maps".

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

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I'm just sharing this image that was sent to the Telegram chat it does not look good.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Roman is the only one that has positively reacted to the open letter... Thanks for sharing!

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

after reading that, no more donations from me

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ruin Organic Maps and we riot!

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

organicMaps navigation is clumsy compared to magicEarth. I was prioritizing oM over mE because i'm an idealist and FOSS is hope.

the day oM is clearly "for profit" is the day oM is ruined. It can't compete with other for profit apps.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Oh no, not Organic Maps. 😔

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I was just starting to get used to using it, too. Any good FOSS iOS alternatives people know about?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

This comment further explores the background of the project:

https://feddit.uk/comment/15519920

this post was submitted on 16 Apr 2025

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Organic Maps (Unofficial)

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Organic Maps is a free open-source Android & iOS offline maps app for travelers, tourists, hikers, and cyclists based on top of crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap data and curated with love by MapsWithMe (Maps.Me) founders back from 2021.

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