Comaps and Organic maps conflict (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago by JustJack23@slrpnk.net to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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I remember that comaps was forked from organic maps due to some drama around organic maps, but I am out of the loop on what exactly happened. Can someone get me up to date?

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[-] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Lwn has a pretty solid overview:

https://lwn.net/Articles/1024387/

There are a lot of small things that played a role, so I don't think I'd be able to give a good shortened version.

[-] Ch3rry314@piefed.social 19 points 1 week ago

CoMaps emerged because of a lack of transparency in Organic Maps amid concerns that the project funds were being misused. There was increasing worry that Organic Maps shareholders intended to sell or monetize the project like Maps.ME, which it originally split from.

https://openletter.earth/open-letter-to-organic-maps-shareholders-a0bf770c

CoMaps was created embracing FOSS principles, transparency, and community driven governance.