[fsug-calicut] Re: school wiki: a suggestion to make it more free/open
- From: shiras onyx <shirasahamed@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: fsug-calicut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:09:16 +0530
Jamshid
That is good step .... If we can promote the OSM on schools, we will get a
credibility in the IT@School.
regards
On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Jemshid KK <jemshidkk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> hi all
> the hindu, Friday, Oct 30, 2009, has the following news.
> http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/30/stories/2009103055840100.htm
>
> the news says
> "From November 1, schools can register at ‘ www.schoolwiki.in’ and enter
> on it a variety of details including their location, number of students,
> facilities, academic achievements, clubs, school magazines, details of
> alumni and an unlimited number of photographs, videos and even *Google
> maps*. School Wiki — which will be in Malayalam —will be ready for launch
> on January 1, 2010. This, however, will be just the first part of this new
> venture."
> in the news it is mentioned that the wiki will have google maps.
>
> a suggestion is put forward here to use "open street map" (OSM),
> www.openstreetmap.org instead of google maps as OSM is free map server,
> where as google maps is not. and the message is to be forwarded to anwar
> sadath as he is the executive director of the school wiki project.
>
> Jemshid KK
> "ascent", calicut, kerala, india ph: 9349101566, 0495 2744046
> kakespeak.blogspot.com
>
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