throw738384

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1. 1.▲
   by throw738384 1y ago

   Mapy.cz was profitable before, they have practical monopoly on Czech market due shop data (opening hours, menus, user reviews). Recent monetization is just squeeze. Btw hiking data are a bit obsolete for other countries. They have fork from
2. 2.▲
   by throw738384 1y ago

   Donations are going to Organic Maps company. They have 10+ years of history. Most likely to pay for map server traffic. Non-profit does not guarantee transparency, look at Mozilla as an example. This fork is just a bunch of anonymous dudes
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   by throw738384 1y ago

   I would add a few points: * Organic Maps devs are from Belarus, company is registered in Estonia. This is very difficult setup already, and I can imagine authors just want simplest setup possible. Perhaps they do not want to waste energy on