[access-uk] Re: Wayfinder goes open source
- From: "Damon Rose" <damon.rose@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:17:58 +0100
Sounds like good news. Does this only address the software that goes on
the mobile phone, though? What about the online maps and data that
wayfinder needs? Has anyone addressed this?
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ibrahim Gucukoglu
Sent: 15 July 2010 17:04
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Wayfinder goes open source
Hi Everyone.
Here is a press release posted to the wayfinder access discussion forrum
hosted by TalkNav, hopefully this will be of relevance to some of you
here on this list as well:
Source :
http://www.vodafone.com/start/media_relations/news/group_press_releases/
2010
/open_source_wayfinder.html
Group Press Releases (2010)
Vodafone Group will make its location based services software open
source on
http://oss.wayfinder.com. The code will be made available on github. The
aim
is to offer other organisations the opportunity to use a code base which
has
been developed over the past decade so that they can build new and
innovative navigation products which widen choice for consumers.
"Given our decision to stop developing turn by turn location based
services
as part of our core business, it seemed an obvious choice to make the
code
we own open source" said Pieter Knook, Director of Internet Services at
Vodafone Group. "We look forward to seeing its continued use in all
sorts of
different applications in the future."
In addition to making the software open source and in recognition of the
specific needs of the blind and partially sighted community Wayfinder
Systems will offer all Wayfinder Access subscribers a fixed refund on
their
existing service. Further details are available on
http://access.wayfinder.com.
Product developers are supportive of the decision. "At Code Factory we
welcome this Vodafone initiative and we are willing to add new products
to
our accessible navigation software product line. Mobile Geo, our GPS
solution for Windows Mobile has become a world reference among the blind
community and we are now ready to start new GPS projects", explained
Eduard
Sanchez, Code Factory's CEO.
More information regarding this service is also available via Vodafone's
open source portal, www.betavine.net/wayfinder
For further information:
Vodafone Group
Media Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 1635 664444
About Vodafone
Vodafone is the world's leading international mobile communications
group
with approximately 341 million proportionate customers as at 31 March
2010.
Vodafone currently has equity interests in 31 countries across five
continents and around 40 partner networks worldwide. For more
information,
please visit www.vodafone.com.
I dont have anymore information than that posted above, so please dont
bombard me with questions as I wont be in a position to give any
answers.
All the best, Ibrahim.
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