[MLB-WIRELESS] locfinder v2 beta

[Steven Haigh]

As the data is commercial property, sharing the data would mean piracy. I
will not do anything like this that may put Melbourne Wireless in disrepute.

People pay big money for this data, that we were very lucky to get.

Signed,
Steven Haigh
http://wireless.org.au
(Visit https://wireless.org.au to install our Root Certificate.)


----- Original Message -----
From: "evilbunny" <evilbunny at sydneywireless.com>
To: "Steven Haigh" <netwiz at optusnet.com.au>
Cc: "'MelbWireless'" <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 3:28 AM
Subject: Re[2]: [MLB-WIRELESS] locfinder v2 beta


> Hello Steven,
>
> What no sharing so others can benefit from it?
>
> --
> Best regards,
>  evilbunny                            mailto:evilbunny at sydneywireless.com
>
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>
> Monday, November 25, 2002, 10:32:36 PM, you wrote:
>
> SH> I think the main difference is that nodedb.com still relies on
mapblast (or
> SH> whoever) for their maps... while this is good and works well, it has
nothing
> SH> like the detail that can be achieved by using our own data. The data
in
> SH> question covers everything from street names, major features to house
> SH> divisions - where you can zoom down to the block where your
> SH> house/node/whatever is... This detail is just not available from any
other
> SH> source...
>
> SH> This also means that if mapblast goes down, then our maps don't go
down...
> SH> It also gives much more flexibility...
>
> SH> NodeDB is great, but it's much better for Melbourne Wireless to have
> SH> detailed maps of Melbourne & Victoria, than anywhere else in the
world -
> SH> because that's where it's of most use to members and followers of
Melbourne
> SH> Wireless...
>
> SH> I don't think this is re-inventing the wheel at all, it's more a
greatly
> SH> improved bearings and suspension.... they all do the same job, but why
not
> SH> make the ride comfy :)
>
> SH> Signed,
> SH> Steven Haigh
> SH> http://wireless.org.au
> SH> (Visit https://wireless.org.au to install our Root Certificate.)
>
>
> SH> ----- Original Message -----
> SH> From: "Scott Stapleton" <hyrax at westnet.com.au>
> SH> To: "'MelbWireless'" <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> SH> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 5:51 PM
> SH> Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] locfinder v2 beta
>
>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> >> > [mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of James Healy
> >> > Sent: Monday, 25 November 2002 11:20 AM
> >> > To: MelbWireless
> >> > Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] locfinder v2 beta
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > rejoice.. be merry.. locfinder v2 is almost upon us...
> >> >
> >> > v2 is a total rewrite from v1, using php and a MySQL backend.
> >>
> >> Not meant to be rude, but why re-invent the wheel. The Nodedb is doing
> >> an excellent job of keeping track of nodes. What significant
> >> improvements does LOCFinder offer over the NodeDB?
> >>
> >> Obviously there is still Sydney vs. Melbourne problems, hence why steve
> >> never decided to link to the NodeDB which was massively better than
> >> LOCFinder v1. Which is why the NodeDB for Melborne has 200-odd nodes,
> >> instead of the 600 - 800 or whatever the figure is.
> >>
> >> My 2 cents: "More wanky eastern states BS"
> >>
> >> .. Scott
> >>
> >>
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> >>
>
>
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