31.05.2022 I have published an open letter to the members of the OSMF foundation board regarding the problems I believe the community is facing in creating the main style of OpenStreetMap. The heated discussion that took place around this topic surprised me a lot. I didn’t think that so many involved editors from different parts of the world share my concerns.

On 06.06.2022 at the Engineering Working Group meeting this topic was raised, there is a note about this in the meeting record:

Follow up on osm-carto frustration

Brandon notes that the OWG have an outstanding issue on their public >tracker related to possible technology alternatives to OSM Carto. Unfortunately, >discussion is cut short as the scheduled meeting time is about to end.

As for me it is a bit of a pity.

30.06.2022 13:00 UTC At the meeting of the Board of Directors the mysterious topic of OSM Carto will be discussed. I am already looking forward to my participation in this event. Will you also take part in it? Here is the link for those who are interested:

(https://osmvideo.cloud68.co/user/ror-nt7-6tu)

I hope that this time I will not be disappointed and the board will find a solution to this problem, or at least start a consultation among the community. Which will contribute to the democratisation of the process of creating our flagship style