[einpoklum]

What do you mean, leaked? Isn't this a FOSS project? Why would it have secret code?

Also "not surprising that OM banned you" - what process of adjudication was there before the project decided to ban someone who, by his description at least, is a key contributor? How was this person found guilty, and who decided on the penalty?

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PS - I'm not involved with any of OM, CoMaps, Maps.ME, and actually just found out the first two even exist.

[pietervdvn]

Not involved in OM or CoMaps at all; but involved in OpenStreetMap.

> What do you mean, leaked? Isn't this a FOSS project?

The client-app (CoMaps/Organic Maps) indeed is fully FLOSS. It uses OSM data, but that data is packaged into a specific and optimized format. The code _generating_ this optimized data (and serving it to the clients) was kept proprietary.

[einpoklum]

Hmm, keeping the server-side code proprietary is rather underhanded. Was the license of the "leaked" code actually proprietary? Anyway, sounds like the "leak" was in the public interest.

[pastk]

The code in question was in Apache 2.0 repo and DCO signed agreeing its a public contribution.

Please see my post above for details.

[sam_lowry_]

I have a vague reminescence that maps.me (the predecessor of organic maps) was bragging about super-duper efficient maps format back in the day.

I guess the secrecy comes from that time.