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Re: Garmin bought Opencaching.com

Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:33 pm
by DudleyGrunt
ijeep wrote:You can upload your finds from other sites too. I uploaded an old gc PQ. Now I have 1300 finds on a site with only 800 listings. It does not seem to accept TC.com gpx data though.
Yeah, I had no luck with mine. There goes the one thing I was really hoping would work.

Re: Garmin bought Opencaching.com

Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:45 pm
by Cav Scout
This is great news! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Garmin bought Opencaching.com

Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:26 pm
by DudleyGrunt
Cav Scout wrote:This is great news! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Welcome, Cav! Have your ears been burning, today? You and your caches have been the topic of converstion on NoVAGO, today.

Re: Garmin bought Opencaching.com

Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:27 pm
by RVRoadTrip
Free and open? From their ToS:

The content contained on the Website, such as documents, data points, text, graphics, images, drawings, audio, video and other material, as well as the domain names, tagline, organization and user look-and-feel (collectively, the "Content"), is protected by copyright, trademark and other such laws in the United States and foreign countries, and is owned or controlled by Garmin or by third parties that have licensed their Content to Garmin. The Content may include, but is not limited to, geocaching information, records, geocaching data coordinates, and related geocaching information (collectively, the "Geocaching Data"), as well as User Forum Submissions (defined below).

Sounds like GroundSpeak. Users submit the data but Garmin owns it once you submit it. Way to butcher the opencaching concept...

Re: Garmin bought Opencaching.com

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:59 pm
by glorkar
Garmin has finally announced opencaching.com:

http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2010/ ... in+Blog%29

What really gets me is that they claim OpenCaching is new. I mean, seriously? That takes balls.

Re: Garmin bought Opencaching.com

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:58 pm
by DudleyGrunt
Yeah, I tried to post a comment to that yesterday and they've not approved it, yet. Actually, there are not comments posted. I have to think others have submitted them, guess they're just not processing them.

From Geocaching Podcast via Twitter:
gcpodcast Geocaching Podcast
join us tonight at 9:30 PM as we talk with jake from garmin about opencaching.com
http://geocachingpodcast.com/live
The podcast is recorded live. I hope folks here will join. Generally, you can comment via their chatroom or by calling in.

If you won't be by your computer, you can dial into 724-444-7444 (Call ID: 7525).

Re: Garmin bought Opencaching.com

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:19 pm
by nighthawk700
I haven't joined the live podcasts yet, but will try to get to this one (if I make it home from the kids' school play in time). Thanks for the info, Dave.

Re: Garmin bought Opencaching.com

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:42 pm
by glorkar
What time zone is that in? It just says 9:30. Eastern? Central? East Central? Inquiring minds want to know :p

Re: Garmin bought Opencaching.com

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:20 pm
by DudleyGrunt
Sorry, 9:30 ET.

Re: Garmin bought Opencaching.com

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:53 pm
by RVRoadTrip
Oh that's a squirrel. I thought that was Pedobear!