[clug] tomtom one

[Andrew Loughhead]

Sam Couter wrote:
> Cameron Patrick <cameron at patrick.wattle.id.au> wrote:
>   
>> So I'm surprised that in this discussion, no one has mentioned the
>> proprietariness of the underlying map data yet!  I'd encourage you all
>> to have a peek at the openstreetmap project.
>>     
>
> Speaking of proprietariness... I've looked at OSM a few times (and plan
> on contributing if I can ever get the funds for a GPS past the budget
> committee), but why can't I do so without installing non-free software?
>
> The web site doesn't even lay out correctly in my browser
> (Iceweasel/Firefox). Where's the free love?
>   
Unless I am missing some page layout failure, it works for me.  Firefox
1.5 on FC6. Maybe the iceweasel build is old or somehow different? 

What I was expecting was comment about the offline editor JOSM requiring
Java, and the online editor Potlatch requiring Flash.  I guess someone
else will have to bring those proprietary skeletons out of the closet...

cheers
Andrew.