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diff --git a/phonegap/www/about.html b/phonegap/www/about.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..03d2d389a --- /dev/null +++ b/phonegap/www/about.html @@ -0,0 +1,153 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> + <head> + <title></title> + + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no;" /> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + + <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/base.css"> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/mobile.css"> + <script type="text/javascript" src="js/config.js"></script> + <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova-1.8.0.js"></script> + <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.7.0.min.js"></script> + <script type="text/javascript" src="js/json2.js"></script> + <script type="text/javascript" src="js/mobile.js"></script> + </head> + <body class="frontpage fullwidthpage mobile-header"> + <div class="wrapper"> + <div class="table-cell"> + <div id="user-meta"> + </div> + <div class="container"> + <div class="content" role="main"> + <div class="tablewrapper"> + <div class="container"> + <div class="content" role="main"> + <h1><a name="faq"></a>Frequently Asked Questions</h1> + <dl> + <dt>What is FixMyStreet?</dt> + <dd>FixMyStreet is a site to help people report, view, +or discuss local problems they’ve found to their local council by +simply locating them on a map. It launched in early February +2007.</dd> + <dt>What sort of problems should I report with FixMyStreet?</dt> + <dd>FixMyStreet is primarily for reporting things which are +<strong>broken or dirty or damaged or dumped, and need fixing, cleaning +or clearing</strong>, such as: + + <ul><li>Abandoned vehicles + <li>Dog Fouling + <li>Flyposting or graffiti + <li>Flytipping or litter + <li>Streetcleaning, such as broken glass in a cycle lane + <li>Unlit lamposts + <li>Potholes + </ul> + </dd> + + <dt>What isn’t FixMyStreet for?</dt> + <dd>FixMyStreet is not a way of getting in touch with your council for all + issues – please use FixMyStreet only for problems such as the above. We + often route problem reports via cleansing services or highways and so using + FixMyStreet for other matters may result in a delay in your report getting + to the right department. <strong>You will need to contact your council + directly for problems such as</strong>: + + <ul><li>Anti-social behaviour + <li>Any urgent or emergency problems + <li>Noise pollution or barking dogs + <li>Fires and smoke/smell pollution + <li>Missing wheelie bins or recycling boxes or missed rubbish collections + <li>Proposals for speed bumps/ CCTV/ pedestrian crossings/ new road layouts/ etc. + <li>Complaining about your neighbours + <li>Complaining about the council + <li>Joy riding, drug taking, animal cruelty, or other criminal activity + </ul> + <p>Councils often have direct hotlines for these sorts of issues.</p> + </dd> + + <dt>How do I use the site?</dt> + <dd>After entering a postcode or location, you are presented +with a map of that area. You can view problems already reported in that area, +or report ones of your own simply by clicking on the map at the location of +the problem.</dd> + <dt>How are the problems solved?</dt> + <dd>They are reported to the relevant council by email. The +council can then resolve the problem the way they normally would. +Alternatively, you can discuss the problem on the website with others, and +then together lobby the council to fix it, or fix it directly yourselves.</dd> + <dt>Is it free?</dt> + <dd>The site is free to use, yes. FixMyStreet is run +by a registered charity, though, so if you want to make a contribution, <a +href="https://secure.mysociety.org/donate/">please do</a>.</dd> + + <dt>Why do you only cover the countries of Great Britain?</dt> + <dd>We would love to cover Northern Ireland, but we have only been able + to locate boundaries for Great Britain (from Ordnance Survey). If you + know of a source for Northern Ireland council boundaries + so that we can add them to the site, that'd be great.</dd> + </dl> + + <h2><a name="organisation"></a>Organisation Questions</h2> + <dl> + <dt>Who built FixMyStreet?</dt> + <dd>This site was built by <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/">mySociety</a>, + in conjunction with the <a href="http://www.youngfoundation.org.uk/">Young Foundation</a>. +mySociety is the project of a registered charity which has grown out of the community of +volunteers who built sites like <a href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/">TheyWorkForYou.com</a>. +mySociety’s primary mission is to build Internet projects which give people simple, tangible +benefits in the civic and community aspects of their lives. Our first project +was <a href="http://www.writetothem.com/">WriteToThem</a>, where you can write to any of your +elected representatives, for free. The charity is called UK Citizens Online Democracy and is charity number 1076346. mySociety +can be contacted by email at <a href="mailto:hello@mysociety.org">hello@mysociety.org</a>, +or by post at mySociety, 483 Green Lanes, London, N13 4BS, UK.</dd> + <dt><img src="/i/moj.png" align="right" alt="Ministry of Justice" hspace="10">Who pays for it?</dt> + <dd>FixMyStreet was originally paid for via the Department for + Constitutional Affairs Innovations Fund. It is now funded by a variety of means, from commercial + work to <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/donate/">donations</a>.</dd> + + <dt>Do you need any help with the project?</dt> + <dd>Yes, we can use help in all sorts of ways, technical or +non-technical. Please see our <a +href="http://www.mysociety.org/helpus/">Get Involved page</a>.</dd> + <dt>I’d like a site like this for my own location/ where’s the "source code" to this site?</dt> + <dd> +The software behind this site is open source, and available +to you mainly under the GNU Affero GPL software license. You can <a +href="http://github.com/mysociety/fixmystreet">download the +source code</a> and help us develop it. +You’re welcome to use it in your own projects, although you must also +make available the source code to any such projects. +<a href="http://www.fiksgatami.no/">Fiksgatami</a> is an example of our code +being used in a Norwegian version of this site. +</dd> + <dt>People build things, not organisations. Who <em>actually</em> built it?</dt> + <dd>Matthew Somerville and Francis Irving wrote the site, +Chris Lightfoot wrote the tileserver and map cutter, Richard Pope created +our pins, Deborah Kerr keeps things up-to-date and does user support, +Ayesha Garrett designed our posters, and Tom Steinberg managed it all. + +Thanks also to +<a href="http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk">Ordnance Survey</a> (for the maps, +UK postcodes, and UK addresses – data © Crown copyright, all +rights reserved, Ministry of Justice 100037819 2008), +Yahoo! for their BSD-licensed JavaScript libraries, the entire free software +community (this particular project was brought to you by Perl, PostgreSQL, +and the number 161.290) and <a +href="http://www.m247.com/">M247</a> (who kindly host all +our servers). + +Let us know if we’ve missed anyone.</dd> + </dl> + </div><!-- .content role=main --> + </div><!-- .container --> + </div><!-- .table-cell --> + <div class="big-green-banner mobile-map-banner mobile-nav-banner"> + <a href="index.html">home</a> + About + </div> + </div> <!-- .wrapper --> + </body> +</html> +</html> |