From: Robert Kaiser Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:53:56 +0000 (+0200) Subject: add the base files GitHub recommends for a repo, esp. a README X-Git-Tag: legacy-preGL~60 X-Git-Url: https://git-public.kairo.at/?p=lantea.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=15d863d5e4ef5f8062fab3c6565d0783effa2f32 add the base files GitHub recommends for a repo, esp. a README --- diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e69de29 diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE new file mode 100644 index 0000000..802ba10 --- /dev/null +++ b/LICENSE @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +This project is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0 +(MPL2). +MPL2 applies per file so there is a license boilerplate in every file pointing +to the license. +See http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..797ca52 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +This web app is mainly targeted at mobile devices and intended for people +finding their way around as well as documenting travels. + +Maps are being displayed in default "Mapnik" OpenStreetMap style by default, +but other styles like Cycle Map or Transport Map are available. + +The second feature is "tracking" of locations, meaning the ability to display +your location and record a track of your movements for documentation. +This track (most useful if you have a GPS receiver in or connected to your +device) can be saved in GPX format. You can use those saved files with many +applications to display them and show others where you have been or e.g. edit +OpenStreetMap on the basis of that recorded information. + +Note that Lantea Maps does not send any location data to anyone else, it's +recorded locally on your device only. + +The app name "Lantea" is based on a fictional mostly-ocean planet in the +"Stargate: Atlantis" TV series, on which the Ancients erected the artificial +"island" city of Atlantis. + + +This app is listed in the Mozilla Marketplace at +https://marketplace.mozilla.org/app/lantea-maps/ +and is running on http://lantea.kairo.at/ + + +The main repo is http://git-public.kairo.at/?p=lantea.git;a=summary but it's +listed on GitHub at https://github.com/KaiRo-at/lantea for convenience for +potential contributors. + +Please don't use GitHub for issue tracking but http://bugzilla.kairo.at/