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[Josh Leverette <coder543@xxxxxxxxx>]

it truly is excellent.

Sincerely,
Josh
On Jul 17, 2013 7:42 AM, "Zisu Andrei" <matzipan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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