A community-led fork of Organic Maps. Reinforced with commitment to transparency, privacy and being not-for-profit.
CoMaps
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🗺️ About CoMaps
CoMaps is a new community-driven map app project born out of the desire to create a truly open, transparent, and community-focused navigation app. Our goal is to provide easy, offline navigation for travelers, drivers, hikers, and cyclists, all while respecting user privacy and supporting open-source collaboration.
We believe that the best navigation app should be:
- Free
- Open-source
- Built by and for the community
- Privacy respecting
🤔️ Why CoMaps?
The CoMaps project was initiated in response to the growing concerns and dissatisfaction with the Organic Maps project leadership. The original Organic Maps project, while initially promoted as an open community effort, faced significant issues related to governance, transparency, and the potential for shareholder profit at the expense of the community. These concerns were detailed in the Open Letter to Organic Maps Shareholders. Despite some positive steps, the lack of a substantive resolution has led us to establish a new, independent path: CoMaps.
🌟 Our Vision & Principles
CoMaps envisions a future where navigation tools are free, open, privacy-respecting and community driven. We believe in software that serves the public good, that is free from trackers and ads, transparent and accessible.
Our core principles:
- Transparency: All decisions, financial info and other data are transparent and accessible to everyone.
- Open Source: The complete codebase and associated resources are released under Free and Open Source Software licenses.
- Community-first: Development is guided by the needs and input of users, contributors, and volunteers.
- Privacy-focused: No tracking, no data collection, no ads - ever.
- Not-for-profit: The project operates for the public good, focusing on creating value for the community rather than generating profit for shareholders, investors or corporations.
- Community funded: There are no investors that invest money into the app, just people like you that support the app with a donation.
🤝 Get Involved
- Learn about the project's principles and governance structure, join activities in the dedicated Governance repo.
- Questions about CoMaps? Check the FAQ
- Explore the app's features, the codebase and learn how to contribute in the main comaps repo.
- Donate at CoMaps Open Collective or Liberapay.
- Spread the word!
🌐 Keep Connected
- Visit the website: https://comaps.app
- Join general project chats:
- Telegram EN & Matrix EN (bridged)
- Telegram ES & Matrix ES (bridged)
- Telegram DE & Matrix DE (bridged)
- Telegram RU
- Telegram TR
- "Cafe" open topic: Telegram & Matrix (bridged)
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