On Sun, Jul 23, 2006 at 09:51:13PM +0200, Roland Rosenfeld wrote: > Hi Ajay! > > On Thu, 09 Sep 2004, Ajay Shah wrote: > > > Package: xfig-libs > > Version: 1:3.2.5-alpha5-2 > > Severity: normal > > > > In /usr/share/xfig/Libraries/Maps/Asia/india.fig, the boundaries as > > shown are not the boundaries claimed by India. > > > > I know, there are disputes on boundaries. But I would imagine that 90% > > of the users of this file would be in India, and this file is just not > > usable. It would just not do for me to use this file in India. > > > > I would suggest that xfig-libs should be releasing a file india.fig > > which shows the boundary according to India, while simultaneously > > having an inconsistent pakistan.fig and an inconsistent china.fig > > (each of which is appropriate for that country). > > Can you provide a patch to fix these border lines? These countries > are far away from me and I don't know the details of their borders, so > I cannot fix them myself.
I'm also not a mapping person so I can't help on obtaining better data. I was after a broader policy issue: I think we should support multiple inconsistent files when faced with border disputes. :-) -- Ajay Shah http://www.mayin.org/ajayshah [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ajayshahblog.blogspot.com <*(:-? - wizard who doesn't know the answer. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
