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A new fork of Organic Maps (www.comaps.app)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm not sure about the exact issues that seem to have caused a rift in the project, but I generally think forks are good for FOSS development.

From the project page:

At CoMaps, we are dedicated to ensuring that all project-related efforts are conducted in public, providing full transparency in decision-making, priorities, financials, and operations. We believe in community decision-making, where those impacted by decisions have a voice and are empowered to participate. The project operates as a not-for-profit entity, focusing on creating value for the community rather than generating profit. We are committed to maintaining the complete codebase and associated resources under Free and Open Source Software licenses.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

I'm not sure about the exact issues that seem to have caused a rift in the project

Short summary from the back of my head: it turned out that Organic Maps is a for-profit company owned by two or three shareholders that considered the project as their property and not as a community project. They did a few intransparent moves like adding affiliate links or depending on a closed-source proprietary meta server.

The community asked to democratize the project and turn it into a non-profit. One of the shareholders was open to this, the others weren't and there have been a lot of internal conflicts between the shareholders.

The public letter that resulted in the fork can be read here: https://openletter.earth/open-letter-to-organic-maps-shareholders-a0bf770c