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what's the deal with flatpak's organic maps downloading the whole world all at once, not even offering the user an option to cancel it or to choose what maps to download? (debian 12.11) (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by merompetehla@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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debian 12.11, organic maps from flatpak.

My local organic maps started to download the whole world. Every single map it could find. I tried stopping it but the only way to achieve that is to turn the application off. On starting it again, it resumes downloading.

Why?

The android based version found on f-droid is easier to use. I wanted to use the desktop based one because I work from home more often than elsewhere.

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[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 27 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Are you positive it's all the maps or maybe just the world map overview?

Also sidenote, look at the fork of OrganicMaps called CoMaps

[–] merompetehla@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Are you positive it’s all the maps or maybe just the world map overview?

yes, I'm sure. It started downloading every.single.country.

look at the fork of OrganicMaps called CoMaps

what's the difference? because graphics and functions look exactly the same for both apps, except the project's icon. Am I missing something?

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Unfortunately I don't know how yo help with your original question then.

CoMaps is a recent fork because Organic Maps shows signs of corporate takeover and going against the principals of FOSS More details here https://lwn.net/Articles/1024387/

[–] merompetehla@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

Thanks. I appreciate.