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yeah, so were LibreOffice and OpenOffice relying on the .odt format CoMaps forked out of OrganicMaps after a row about money
by hinata08 3mo ago
yeah, so were LibreOffice and OpenOffice relying on the .odt format
CoMaps forked out of OrganicMaps after a row about money
- roysting 3mo agoAlways the rows about some kind of BS that fragments, fractures, and defuses the efforts into pet projects instead of ever actually being a viable alternative for the majority of people to corporate offerings. The hardest thing about any effort that is two or more people is the interpersonal, coordination, consensus, and organization aspects. Everything else is easy in comparison.
- roughly 3mo ago“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty”
- jonahx 3mo agoIt makes sense. People generally want at least one of: money or decision-making power. If they have to negotiate, constantly settle, and get no money, that's a hard sell.
- dotancohen 3mo agoHow hard a sell that is depends heavily on how much that person values their time. I know people who are experts in their field, who have had their with-source Wikipedia edits reverted to incorrect or misleading information by people who have more time to argue online than they do.
- JumpCrisscross 3mo ago> CoMaps forked out of OrganicMaps after a row about money Organic Maps is organized as a for-profit entity. CoMaps is not. This is a real difference, and the former asking for donations makes it look like a scam.
- flaburgan 3mo agoHere is the open letter to Organic Maps owners written by people who then forked it to Comaps, if you are interested: https://www.comaps.app/news/2025-04-16/1/ https://www.comaps.app/news/2025-04-16/1/