Not involved in OM or CoMaps at all; but involved in OpenStreetMap.
reply> What do you mean, leaked? Isn't this a FOSS project?
The client-app (CoMaps/Organic Maps) indeed is fully FLOSS. It uses OSM data, but that data is packaged into a specific and optimized format. The code _generating_ this optimized data (and serving it to the clients) was kept proprietary.
Hmm, keeping the server-side code proprietary is rather underhanded. Was the license of the "leaked" code actually proprietary? Anyway, sounds like the "leak" was in the public interest.
replyThe code in question was in Apache 2.0 repo and DCO signed agreeing its a public contribution.
replyPlease see my post above for details.
I have a vague reminescence that maps.me (the predecessor of organic maps) was bragging about super-duper efficient maps format back in the day.
replyI guess the secrecy comes from that time.