Re:Ask HN: What company/industry would you like to see open ...
by DarkShikari on Thursday October 08, 2009 @04:05AM
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http://wikileaks.org/wiki/UK_government_database_of_all_1,84...
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Re:Ask HN: What company/industry would you like to see open ...
by kierank on Thursday October 08, 2009 @07:51AM
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This isn't the full postcode database. The full postcode database maps postcodes to actual addresses instead of co-ordinates. You could map these coordinates to addresses but you'd need Ordnance Survey data which you've also got to pay for.
Re:Ask HN: What company/industry would you like to see open ...
by smiler on Thursday October 08, 2009 @04:29AM
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Great... except you can't use the information legally and it will not be kept up-to-date which makes it useless
I can't believe we have to pay for the postcode data in the UK. It should be freely available
Re:Ask HN: What company/industry would you like to see open ...
by windsurfer on Thursday October 08, 2009 @07:02AM
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Why isn't it legal to use?
Even if I download and read a book illegally, I'm still allowed to post quotes from the book on my blog. I'm still allowed to know the material. Why is this list any different?