An open source resistance takes shape as tech giants race to map the world
Chetan Gowda, 27, was speaking to a room full of students in IIIT Hyderabad for a workshop on OpenStreetMap for beginners organised by Swecha, a non-profit organisation to support free software movement last month.
There were close to 40 students in the room. Beginners often ask him: Why use open source maps when there are Google maps?