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Submission + - OpenStreetMap Launches a new easy to use HTML5 editor

Submitted by SWroclawski on Wednesday May 08, 2013 @07:48AM

SWroclawski writes: On the heels of the news that OpenStreetMap is allowing anonymous contributions with its "note" system, the project has launched a new in-browser editor called iD, which is not only easier to use, but written completely in Javascript, using the D3 library for rendering.
With all these improvements, OpenStreetMap is gaining popularity and has started a new http://donate.openstreetmap.org/server2013/donation campaign for additional hardware to support all the new contributors.

Submission + - Mitch Altman parts ways with Maker Fair over DARPA Grant (facebook.com)

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SWroclawski

on Tuesday April 03, 2012 @12:48PM

SWroclawski writes: "Well known hacker and hackerspace advocate, Mitch Altman has decided to temporarily part ways with Maker Faire over their involvement with DARPA (as reported on Twitter and Facebook). This public parting of ways raises the question of what role government, especially the military, should play in working alongside hackers and educators."

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