[OSM-talk] Barrier to entry: to trace from imagery on Ubuntu

[Roy Wallace]

Currently, it's my understanding that, if you're running Ubuntu and
want to contribute by tracing imagery, you have to follow the
instructions here:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/JOSM/Plugins/WMSPlugin#On_Ubuntu_9.10_.27Karmic_Koala.27

Is this right? If so, it seems to me that this might be able to be
improved upon - it's currently somewhat buried in the wiki and
requires a fairly involved set of steps to get it working. I wonder if
improving this situation might be an opportunity to lower the barrier
of entry to potential mappers. Anyone started looking in this
direction?