[Marble-devel] Fwd: [marble] src/plugins/runner: Deactivate MapQuest routing.

Bernhard Beschow shentey at gmail.com
Sun Dec 8 21:26:03 UTC 2013


I don't see a technical problem here. Though it might be a good idea to
advice users about the privacy impact of a personal API key, which could be
shown when entering the credentials.


On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Dennis Nienhüser <earthwings at gentoo.org>wrote:

> Hi Anders,
>
> sounds like a good idea to me. I still expect that the number of people
> using the service via Marble drops near zero, but at least it'll be
> possible to keep using it.
>
> Does anyone see a problem with this approach? Otherwise I'd make it a
> GCI task.
>
> Regards,
> Dennis
>
> On 07.12.2013 14:44, Anders Lund wrote:
> > Maybe allowing the user to achieve and use a personal API key could be a
> > solution? That is how eg flickr works with digikam.
> >
> > On Lørdag den 7. december 2013 12:41:12, Dennis Nienhüser wrote:
> >> Git commit 2eef0ca51b2405e31ce95ebe433e3b5a48d726df by Dennis Nienhüser.
> >> Committed on 07/12/2013 at 12:37.
> >> Pushed by nienhueser into branch 'master'.
> >>
> >> Deactivate MapQuest routing.
> >>
> >> As of 2013-07-15 (or rather in effect around 2013-12-01) MapQuest
> >> requires an API key, and has this nice section in their terms of usage:
> >> "You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your
> >> Credentials and for any usage or abuse of the MapQuest Services or
> >> MapQuest Content by anyone using your Credentials."
> >> (from http://developer.mapquest.com/web/info/terms-of-use)
> >>
> >> CCMAIL: marble-devel at kde.org
> >>
> >> M  +9    -1    src/plugins/runner/CMakeLists.txt
> >>
> >> http://commits.kde.org/marble/2eef0ca51b2405e31ce95ebe433e3b5a48d726df
> >>
> >> diff --git a/src/plugins/runner/CMakeLists.txt
> >> b/src/plugins/runner/CMakeLists.txt index caad610..ed0b5b8 100644
> >> --- a/src/plugins/runner/CMakeLists.txt
> >> +++ b/src/plugins/runner/CMakeLists.txt
> >> @@ -9,7 +9,15 @@ add_subdirectory( gosmore-reversegeocoding )
> >>
> >>  # Routing
> >>  add_subdirectory( gosmore-routing )
> >> -add_subdirectory( mapquest )
> >> +
> >> +# As of 2013-07-15 (or rather in effect around 2013-12-01) MapQuest
> >> requires an API key, +# and has this nice section in their terms of
> usage:
> >> "You are responsible for maintaining +# the confidentiality of your
> >> Credentials and for any usage or abuse of the MapQuest +# Services or
> >> MapQuest Content by anyone using your Credentials." +# (from
> >> http://developer.mapquest.com/web/info/terms-of-use)
> >> +# Good bye, MapQuest
> >> +# add_subdirectory( mapquest )
> >> +
> >>  add_subdirectory( monav )
> >>  add_subdirectory( openrouteservice )
> >>  add_subdirectory( open-source-routing-machine )
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