StreetComplete "promotes or depends entirely on a non-free network service" (lemmy.zip)

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I downloaded StreetComplete to contribute to OSM and on https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.westnordost.streetcomplete/ it warns you that "This app promotes or depends entirely on a non-free network service". I'm not super concerned about that and will still try out StreetComplete but i was just wondering what non-free network service this is. Does anybody here know?

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[-] TnSb@lemmy.beckmeyer.us 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/commit/f20559446bf8474ccde1fc94dc4f5bd2338e12a7

jawg.io is a commercial service. (They provide it for free for StreetComplete though.)

[-] snap@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks for clarifying. Was wondering this too, OP

[-] ISMETA@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks!

[-] InsertUser@en.osm.town 3 points 1 year ago

@TnSb @ISMETA that thread's bonkers, sounds like not only do they consider the tile provider non-free, but also consider hardcoding connections to OSM as nonfree.

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