[josm-dev] new package repository for Ubuntu

[Paul Hartmann]

On 12/25/2011 02:01 AM, David Paleino wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:19:25 +0100, Paul Hartmann wrote:
> 
>> there's now a JOSM apt repository for Ubuntu. It provides two packages:
>>
>> josm
>>     The tested version
>>     Replaces the package from the official Ubuntu repository.
> 
> Why would one need such a package? Isn't the official "josm" package good
> enough? What problems does it have?

I'm not aware of any problems.

The repository on josm.openstreetmap.de is only for users who want the
latest "josm‑tested.jar", the very next day after it's release. It is an
alternative to the various update scripts.

>From time to time we have to react to events in the OSM world (new
imagery, license change, ...). In these cases people rely on the new
features pretty soon. JOSM is developing fast - I would never start a
version that is one year old, except for bisecting a bug. :)

Therefore the Ubuntu distribution model with fixed versions for half a
year isn't really suitable for our project. (May be different on Debian,
where you can install from "unstable" (?).)

Paul

PS: I "borrowed" the start script, man page and menu file from the
Debian package, hope that's Ok.