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It's easy to be cynical about the future of the internet but OSM and tools like GraphHopper are a wonderful and rare example of at least _some_ power being wres
by CalRobert 3y ago
It's easy to be cynical about the future of the internet but OSM and tools like GraphHopper are a wonderful and rare example of at least _some_ power being wrested away from the incumbents. Finding Leaflet, OSM, and custom tile servers many years ago was a godsend when it seemed like your only option for including mapping was relying on Google maps.
- tetris11 3y agoThose same incumbents are sponsors of OSM, which right now isn't a cause for alarm, but it does make one wonder what their long-term strategy is.
- CalRobert 3y agoGood point. Maybe it only exists to avoid antitrust claims (sadly I think Firefox falls in this category too). letsencrypt is similarly vulnerable.