[MLB-WIRELESS] locfinder v2 beta

[evilbunny]

Hello Steven,

I didn't mean share without permission, obviously if there are people
willing to support, surely they wouldn't have issues with gaining more
recognition from supporting others as well...

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Tuesday, November 26, 2002, 9:44:27 AM, you wrote:

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

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

SH> Signed,
SH> Steven Haigh
SH> http://wireless.org.au
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SH> ----- Original Message -----
SH> From: "evilbunny" <evilbunny at sydneywireless.com>
SH> To: "Steven Haigh" <netwiz at optusnet.com.au>
SH> Cc: "'MelbWireless'" <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
SH> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 3:28 AM
SH> 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
>>
>> http://www.cacert.org - Free Security Certificates
>> http://www.nodedb.com - Think globally, network locally
>> http://www.sydneywireless.com - Telecommunications Freedom
>>
>> Monday, November 25, 2002, 10:32:36 PM, you wrote:
>>
>> SH> I think the main difference is that nodedb.com still relies on
SH> mapblast (or
>> SH> whoever) for their maps... while this is good and works well, it has
SH> nothing
>> SH> like the detail that can be achieved by using our own data. The data
SH> 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
SH> other
>> SH> source...
>>
>> SH> This also means that if mapblast goes down, then our maps don't go
SH> 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
SH> world -
>> SH> because that's where it's of most use to members and followers of
SH> Melbourne
>> SH> Wireless...
>>
>> SH> I don't think this is re-inventing the wheel at all, it's more a
SH> greatly
>> SH> improved bearings and suspension.... they all do the same job, but why
SH> 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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