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Nemeski to Opensource@programming.dev • 3 months ago

Organic Maps Forked Over Governance Concerns: CoMaps is Born

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Nemeski to Opensource@programming.dev • 3 months ago
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An Organic Maps fork has emerged due to broken trust.
  • @athairmor@lemmy.world
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    This is great that they’re forking but do that have to continue the OSS tradition of terrible app names?

    • @Colloidal@programming.dev
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      49•3 months ago

      The name was voted by the community. There were a lot of very good names that unfortunately were already being used by other projects. I’m not a fan of the final choice either.

      • @jafffacakelemmy@mander.xyz
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        When you hold a vote you get suggestions like Mappy mcmapface. Actually, that could work…

      • @athairmor@lemmy.world
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        And, It’s not even unique.

        On the iOS App Store, for example, there is:

        • MyCOMAP
        • COMAP
        • ComAp Helpcentre
        • MYCOMAP BALANCING
        • and two apps from a company named COMAP S.A.
        • @Colloidal@programming.dev
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          0•3 months ago

          Yes, it was pointed out that CoMaps was also the name of a business operating in… maps. So if the project gets traction, they’ll likely be sued into a better name.

    • @GolfNovemberUniform@infosec.pub
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      12•3 months ago

      Yes.

      • @VitoRobles@lemmy.today
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        18•3 months ago

        “Come, try our new open-source product… Toefungus maps.”

        • @GolfNovemberUniform@infosec.pub
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          6•3 months ago

          That one is at least memorable.

    • @richardwonka@lemmy.one
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      4•3 months ago

      Magic Earth enters the chat.

    • @jagged_circle@feddit.nl
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      CoMaps is a good name, wtf

      • @SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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        I like the name too, but I tried searching for it and I got results for compass. Lol

        • u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)
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          4•3 months ago

          I mean, it’s new.

        • Venia Silente
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          1•3 months ago

          Disable your auto spellchecker!

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