[Tilesathome] Pure Java T at H Client

[Maarten Deen]

Henrik Niehaus wrote:

> Some days ago I suggested writing a pure java client in the
> openstreetmap forum. From my point of view this would increase the user
> acceptance a lot, because of the complicated installation process of the
> current client.

I tend to agree, however, you'll still need support programs like inkscape, 
pngcrush, zip to make it work. So for windows users, in order to make it work 
properly, you'll need an installer.

Furthermore, as much as I would support writing it in Java, it is doing the work 
twice, especially since Sebastian is really doing a wonderful job in getting the 
perl client working properly.
And honestly, I think you'll get the same Unix<->Windows problems in Java too.

Maarten