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OrgasmicMaps. Alternatively: OrgasMaps
PSA: there is already a FOSS OSM maps client that predates Organic Maps by a decade and is much more powerful. It's called OsmAnd.
Personally I wish all you guys would get with the FOSS spirit and pool your efforts a bit more instead of forking things every two years and reinventing the wheel. A good maps app is a hard challenge, there's not room for 10 of them.
I disagree. They both serve a different part of the market. OsmAnd is a heavy tool with thousands of features, Organic Maps is a lightweight tool for more general users. Both approaches have (dis)advantages.
OsmAnd puts essential features behind a paywall, like unlimited map downloads and CarPlay support.
Development costs money. It's all open source. Osmand is great.
I don't understand the complain about money.
So I just looked into this because I don't seem to be missing any "essential features" and it seems that there are major differences between the corporate Store version and the F-Droid version that I use. Pretty hard making sense of it all but it seems that on the FOSS version some otherwise paid features are free (including map downloads), I guess because there would be no mechanism to charge for them when there's no app-store account. Others don't seem to be available at all, but apparently I don't want those.
Anyway, the fact that they publish on F-Droid is the reason I've used this app for over a decade and why I never miss an opportunity to shill for it, like right now. Which I hope counts as payment in kind.
What’s this fork for?
Here's a bit of context: https://sopuli.xyz/post/25540134
Organic Maps is an awesome FOSS mobile map application, it's being forked because the shareholders of the company that "owns" Organic Maps haven't been very transparent.
Thanks for the context. I hope it works out one way or the other. I switched to OM from Big Tech just a short while ago.
Me too, I really like it! The matrix group of the community volunteers gives me hope that we can continue to use it under better licensing.
Just in case, the [email protected]
Thanks! To be honest I had no idea what is the best way to raise awareness, so I opted for crossposting. Linking the community might have been a better idea.
I just wanted to spread awareness by crossposting, please comment your suggestions in the original thread.
In case someone needs context: Organic Maps was forked by its community awhile ago due to the shareholders not being entirely transparent. Full context: https://sopuli.xyz/post/25540134
Kingsfisher Maps, after the migratory bird the woodland kingfisher. Bonus mascot! I've searched and didn't find a name clash with another website/software.
That's a cool suggestion, you should post that in the original thread so people see it too!
Done!
Local Maps?
Community Maps?
FOSS Maps?
Public Maps?
~~Public Street Maps?~~
~~Social Street Maps?~~
Mutual Maps?
Native Maps?
Natural Maps?
Idk, I feel like it should be something that rolls off the tongue. Something easy to search and not awkward to recommend irl. Sucks because Organic Maps was pretty good in both those cases
OpenStreetMap is the registered trademark of OSM Foundation, and they ask to please don't use mixed and confusing names like some of these for related projects. From the Trademark Policy:
You may not:
abbreviate the wordmarks, combine them with other words (“OpenStreetMapThing”), or substitute words in the mark (“OpenStreetThing” or “OpenThingMap”), especially where the new combination sounds similar to OpenStreetMap.
While they usually allow the use for open projects, it would be just easier to respect the request of the Foundation.
Sorry for copying my comment from the other thread, but it could help others here as well.
Ah, shame. I'll cross them out
We share a small amount of hope that the shareholders of OM give up the trademark of the name, but sadly I don't think it will happen.
Btw please share your name ideas in the original thread! I crossposted the post to raise awareness, but only the names in Original post are being voted on.
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