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I've never met anyone who uses OSM. I have just shy of 500 edits on OSM because I kept going to use it, finding it didn't have what I was looking for, and makin

I've never met anyone who uses OSM. I have just shy of 500 edits on OSM because I kept going to use it, finding it didn't have what I was looking for, and making improvements. It would be nice if there was a viable alternative to Google Maps. Apple Maps is apparently not too bad, but I'm using Android and Linux these days.

searchableguy 6y ago
well, I use osmodroid. I am sure you can find many here. I do want to contribute more after I have other things sorted. Wish you didn't have to worry about being poor. I agree with you that HN is a bubble which is what I meant by my comment. We need to do something to take it mainstream than patting ourselves here over and over again. Talk about how ways we can do that. I don't like google articles because we waste time giving them feedback rather than to all the cool open source projects that deserve it.
- ancarda 6y ago
  >Wish you didn't have to worry about being poor. What? Are you suggesting I don't use iOS and macOS because I can't afford Apple's hardware? I have multiple Macs and iPhones in the house - I recently switched because I don't like Apple's direction. Not because I can't afford their products.
  - searchableguy 6y ago
    No. you are wildly misunderstanding me. I mean I can't devote more time to contributing to open street maps or other open source projects because of the worry.
    - ancarda 6y ago
      Oh I see, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope things will improve for you soon. It's understandable you would be focused on more important things. Lately I have been wondering if more people would get into open source if they didn't have bigger things to worry about like poverty and climate change. I suppose I am privileged enough to do OSM contributions in my spare time. I'm not sure how to feel about that...
      - searchableguy 6y ago
        > I suppose I am privileged enough to do OSM contributions in my spare time. I'm not sure how to feel about that... You should feel proud and good imo. At least, I am proud of you that you choose to spend time contributing to something valuable.
johannes1234321 6y ago
For a non-tech person using OSM is hard. openstreetmap.org isn't an end-user site, but aimed at contributors. Other sites however incorporate osm (Facebook, Apple etc.) into their offerings. I'd like if openstreetmap.org would be improved accordingly, but I myself don't do more than pointing at other volunteers.
benhurmarcel 6y ago
I use it for hiking mostly. It's basically the default source for most hiking apps, and is quite good for it. I wish I could use it for more but it lacks a good app like Google or Apple Maps.

searchableguy 6y ago

well, I use osmodroid. I am sure you can find many here. I do want to contribute more after I have other things sorted. Wish you didn't have to worry about being poor. I agree with you that HN is a bubble which is what I meant by my comment. We need to do something to take it mainstream than patting ourselves here over and over again. Talk about how ways we can do that. I don't like google articles because we waste time giving them feedback rather than to all the cool open source projects that deserve it.

ancarda 6y ago
>Wish you didn't have to worry about being poor. What? Are you suggesting I don't use iOS and macOS because I can't afford Apple's hardware? I have multiple Macs and iPhones in the house - I recently switched because I don't like Apple's direction. Not because I can't afford their products.
- searchableguy 6y ago
  No. you are wildly misunderstanding me. I mean I can't devote more time to contributing to open street maps or other open source projects because of the worry.
  - ancarda 6y ago
    Oh I see, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope things will improve for you soon. It's understandable you would be focused on more important things. Lately I have been wondering if more people would get into open source if they didn't have bigger things to worry about like poverty and climate change. I suppose I am privileged enough to do OSM contributions in my spare time. I'm not sure how to feel about that...
    - searchableguy 6y ago
      > I suppose I am privileged enough to do OSM contributions in my spare time. I'm not sure how to feel about that... You should feel proud and good imo. At least, I am proud of you that you choose to spend time contributing to something valuable.

johannes1234321 6y ago

For a non-tech person using OSM is hard. openstreetmap.org isn't an end-user site, but aimed at contributors. Other sites however incorporate osm (Facebook, Apple etc.) into their offerings. I'd like if openstreetmap.org would be improved accordingly, but I myself don't do more than pointing at other volunteers.

benhurmarcel 6y ago

I use it for hiking mostly. It's basically the default source for most hiking apps, and is quite good for it. I wish I could use it for more but it lacks a good app like Google or Apple Maps.