Organic Maps Community open letter

https://openletter.earth/open-letter-to-organic-maps-shareholders-a0bf770c

This has been ongoing for quiet a number of months, and everyone was being shut down or banned when questions were raised. Just an #ot, nothing more to add.
I mean the Organic Maps one…

Updated comments.

  • This was originally posted just as a URL by @pastk in another thread and I just commented as one of my fellow colleague from another continent was speaking about it for quiet sometime now. I was not personally involved and I should have mentioned that point in the beginning itself. I apologies if I depicted any personal involvement, which is and was never there (other than checking the app out few years back I guess)?
  • Finally, I guess one can look up wayback or some kind of archive to find what went on. I do not have any links with me, and alas I am in a habit of cleaning up my OS every now and then, and never keep too many unwanted or idle things as backup.
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@vdbhb59 Could you please provide some details? E.g. on which platforms were people “shut down or banned”? Any links to example cases?

Maybe you mean the Kayak affiliate links drama? Its related of course, but the Open Letter is much more broad than this.

Hi,

I would be very much interested in your analysis and viewpoints, including references. In fact, given this is presented on the f-droid forum, what outcome are you hoping for and why?

Not challenging you, I’m always happy to learn new things by hearing other’s opinions.

Thanks

Originally it was me who posted the link to the Open Letter on the TWIF thread (and it got included in the Sync your clock, it's stable time | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository already).

Then there was a follow-up post/reply and it was moved into its own thread.

And its likely there would be more discussions especially given that there is quite a history of drama between OM and F-Droid.

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Aha. Thank you for pointing that out. This is definitely good to know when making a choice between a selection of apps. Much appreciated.