Igor shouldn't be the guys from ModestMaps to donate the code? Have they
filled the proper docs for donation?


On 20 March 2013 22:23, Igor Costa <igorco...@gmail.com> wrote:

> @Joao.
>
> Flex component is based on Apache License, the Modest Map engine is the
> base for the component but the idea in the component and most of them will
> be my own, Since I'm comitter of SDK it's a feature pending approval by
> community. I still pending approval by the guys at modest to approve
> donation of classes at core engine.
> The only concern that I really care about is the license of Maps vendors,
> Openstreet just need to show the copyrights notice, others like Google,
> Nokia Here, Bing, needs a api_key which will be implemented in the
> component.
>
> @Frederick @Marcus, Openscales is a great open-source map project, but
> doesn't fit on Flex SDK due to other license aproach
> http://openscales.org/license/index.html and some ideas in their current
> project can be implemented in our current one.
>
> Foundation is make a very UI consistence component for Maps rather than
> depending on vendors sdks.
>
> But to make it clear, It's a very first draft that needs more
> implementation and rights of use for tile base images, From what I've read
> in their Agreements license we can start using it, we're just consuming
> tile images 256px png files from their API services. But most requires the
> copyright notices from their images, the only one that needs license
> mention is openstreet. Major licenses approaches from API request token,
> keys.
>
> Best Regards
> ----------------------------
> Igor Costa
> www.igorcosta.com
> www.igorcosta.org
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 6:38 PM, Frédéric THOMAS <webdoubl...@hotmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi Igor,
> >
> > What's the differences relative to this one [1]
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Fred
> >
> > [1] http://openscales.org/
> >
> > -----Message d'origine----- From: Igor Costa Sent: Wednesday, March 20,
> > 2013 10:02 PM To: dev@flex.apache.org Subject: Open source Flex maps
> > components
> > Hi there guys.
> >
> >
> > I was busy theses days working on maps for Flex, and turns out that we
> had
> > left so less, Google,yahoo drops support.
> >
> > And I guess is time to create our very own component and integrate in the
> > current SDK, spliting overall problems on platform support.
> >
> > I'd like to introduce Flex-Maps https://github.com/igorcosta/**flex-maps
> <https://github.com/igorcosta/flex-maps>
> >
> > It's based on ModestMaps engine and includes basic functionality found in
> > Goole Maps like, Markers, Collections, InfoWindow.
> >
> >
> > So, the idea behind is to fullfill the gap left by major vendors and help
> > developers using current vendors out there with their own maps.
> >
> > Right now the components includes the following services:
> >
> >   - Openstreet maps
> >   - Nokia Here maps
> >   - Microsoft Bing Maps
> >   - Yahoo Maps
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm planing to include in the flex SDK, but has a lot to be done before I
> > submit.
> >
> > From now  I just need some feedback.
> >
> >
> > Best Regards
> > ----------------------------
> > Igor Costa
> > www.igorcosta.com
> > www.igorcosta.org
> >
>



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João Fernandes

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