[OSM-talk] GeoChat plugin for JOSM

[Ilya Zverev]

Hi! Sorry to bother you, but I've written something again, and I'd like 
for everyone to use it :)

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/JOSM/Plugins/GeoChat

It is a plugin for JOSM that allows users mapping in a same area to 
talk to each other. At the least it should render a chat window in 
MapCraft obsolete: users at online mapping parties would be able to 
interact inside the map editor. Also it could lessen a chance of mapping 
conflicts, because users' location can be shown in a map window.

And the great thing is, you won't even need to keep the panel expanded, 
because the panel title would inform you if someone posted a message.

I'd be pleased to see this functionality implemented in other editors 
(but please not in projects unrelated to editing OSM): the API is very 
simple and is also described in the wiki.

The server, of course, is not restricted to OSM users in any way. If 
you want to use it for non-OSM activities, feel free: the source is on 
github: https://github.com/Zverik/geochat

Thanks,
IZ