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A community-led fork of Organic Maps

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Re: A community-led fork of Organic Maps

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Post by ano-ther »

What’s the backstory?

> There was no real progress in negotiations with Organic Maps shareholders.

> It appears that Viktor is only open to a guarantee not to sell the project, however besides that he wants to retain full control of Organic Maps.

> And Organic Maps future is uncertain still, as the disagreement between shareholders (Viktor and Roman) has not been resolved.

Re: A community-led fork of Organic Maps

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Post by matteason »

ano-ther wrote: post #2

What’s the backstory? > There was no real progress in negotiations with Organic Maps shareholders. > It appears that Viktor is only open to a guarantee not to sell the project, however besides that he wants to retain full control of Organic Maps. > And Organic Maps future is uncertain still, as the disagreement between shareholders (Viktor and Roman) has not been resolved.

Looks like this is the backstory: https://www.comaps.app/news/2025-04-16/1/

Re: A community-led fork of Organic Maps

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Post by netbioserror »

ano-ther wrote: post #2

What’s the backstory? > There was no real progress in negotiations with Organic Maps shareholders. > It appears that Viktor is only open to a guarantee not to sell the project, however besides that he wants to retain full control of Organic Maps. > And Organic Maps future is uncertain still, as the disagreement between shareholders (Viktor and Roman) has not been resolved.

I'm more partial to a BDFL than a committee, so I'm not sure why I'd prefer this fork. Community management is not a de facto improvement.

Re: A community-led fork of Organic Maps

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Post by protimewaster »

netbioserror wrote: post #7
ano-ther wrote: post #2

What’s the backstory? > There was no real progress in negotiations with Organic Maps shareholders. > It appears that Viktor is only open to a guarantee not to sell the project, however besides that he wants to retain full control of Organic Maps. > And Organic Maps future is uncertain still, as the disagreement between shareholders (Viktor and Roman) has not been resolved.

I'm more partial to a BDFL than a committee, so I'm not sure why I'd prefer this fork. Community management is not a de facto improvement.

It sounds like the problem is that they don't trust the BDFL to be B, since they're asking for more financial transparency and a bunch of other stuff.
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