http://chadikins.com/2009/06/25/routesy-and-the-freedom-of-information/ The finest curated collection of crap this side of Chad Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:51:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://chadikins.com/2009/06/25/routesy-and-the-freedom-of-information/comment-page-1/#comment-6793 Chad Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:51:30 +0000 http://chadikins.com/?p=446#comment-6793 I agree with you in spirit, but the difference here is that NextBus is getting its data from a publicly funded transportation system. As part of the contract between San Francisco Municipal Transit and NextBus, the information is free for anyone to use. NextBus is claiming that their time predictions constitute some sort of proprietary information, which is just ridiculous. I agree with you in spirit, but the difference here is that NextBus is getting its data from a publicly funded transportation system. As part of the contract between San Francisco Municipal Transit and NextBus, the information is free for anyone to use. NextBus is claiming that their time predictions constitute some sort of proprietary information, which is just ridiculous.

]]> http://chadikins.com/2009/06/25/routesy-and-the-freedom-of-information/comment-page-1/#comment-5840 Jose Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:05:40 +0000 http://chadikins.com/?p=446#comment-5840 If someone copied your blog post, posted it somewhere else and slapped their name on it, would you consider that 'freedom of information' or ridiculous? Attribution would be your 'licensing fee'... for NextBus getting some money for Routesy to use their systems especially if they are selling it is only a fair licensing fee as well. If someone copied your blog post, posted it somewhere else and slapped their name on it, would you consider that ‘freedom of information’ or ridiculous? Attribution would be your ‘licensing fee’… for NextBus getting some money for Routesy to use their systems especially if they are selling it is only a fair licensing fee as well.

]]> http://chadikins.com/2009/06/25/routesy-and-the-freedom-of-information/comment-page-1/#comment-280 suki Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:13:48 +0000 http://chadikins.com/?p=446#comment-280 absolutely irritating. :( i miss routesy! absolutely irritating. :( i miss routesy!

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