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[Zisu Andrei <matzipan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah but I guess making it a core app would probably involve more than just
'better than apple maps'.

I might just help, if my work schedule.throttles down in the coming weeks,
that if I dont finally get to working on the music app.

Osm seems to be surprisingly up to date on my home town in eastern europe
as well as my small suburb in northern england... It even has a lot of
things that have not been updated in google maps in about 2 years.

On Wednesday, July 17, 2013, Josh Leverette wrote:

> OpenStreetMap. Look at OSMAnd. A quality nav program for android that uses
> OSM. it's better than Apple maps, at least, haha
> On Jul 17, 2013 7:30 AM, "Zisu Andrei" <matzipan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Well, you could do some lobbying to get that as a core app, but you will
>> need a good plan, and it will probably not be until 13.10 though. Probably
>> the hardest part is.. Where do you find open navigation information?
>>
>> On Wednesday, July 17, 2013, Pierre Bornancin wrote:
>>
>>> That's a pity...
>>> Le 17 juil. 2013 14:10, "Zisu Andrei" <matzipan@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>>>
>>>> You are probably not going to be the only one, but I'm not entirely
>>>> sure you will find anyone to join in at the moment.
>>>>
>>>> On Friday, May 31, 2013, Pierre Bornancin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am sorry if I am bringing up a subject that has already been
>>>>> discussed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me begin by saying that I am quite excited by the Ubuntu Touch
>>>>> project. I definitely think that this tremendous idea and that we are at a
>>>>> crucial time for it.
>>>>>
>>>>> It seems to me that Ubuntu Touch can be a success only if it is
>>>>> complete in terms of functionality when the first phones will appear on the
>>>>> market.
>>>>>
>>>>> That is why; I am convinced that it absolutely needs to have a
>>>>> Navigation application as Android & iOS . It is now considered as a basic
>>>>> functionality of any smartphone and not having that could be a showstopper
>>>>> for a lot of users.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am aware that this kind of application is not simple and requires
>>>>> time and good development skills (there is some existing application that
>>>>> could maybe be reused: OSMAND?)
>>>>>
>>>>> I do not think that Canonical has planned to develop one.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am unfortunately not a developer and I have not a lot of spare time
>>>>> to help: I can just help with bugs filing and use cases writing.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> But I think that this is something that could be supported by
>>>>> crowdfunding  (kickstarter ?). I know I would definitely participate.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> So my questions are: Am I the only one thinking that? Is there someone
>>>>> ready to take leadership on this kind of initiative?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for your attention.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Zisu Andrei
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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>> Zisu Andrei
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