> i had no luck booting my laptop into linux to use linux software, but I hear it works for a large % of people.
Works in some cases provided java (JRE/JDK) is installed in the live boot. Since most people come along with their own laptops best solution is USB sticks with JRE and JOSM for various Operating Systems. Very practical. Learnt this from Severin Menard. :) Best, - Enock UMaT, Tarkwa enockseth.github.io On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 3:43 PM, Blake Girardot <bgirar...@gmail.com> wrote: > What about the USB sticks? Those should be on hand so you can boot > anyone into a Linux environment with the right java and latest josm if > they were curious about josm but did not come expecting to try it or > something? > > i had no luck booting my laptop into linux to use linux software, but > I hear it works for a large % of people. > > This would also solve the "we are in a computer lab and can not get > permission to install java or josm on the machiens" issue as well. > > I am sure there is an image somewhere and someone could try and make > just a rough outline of the steps for our more tech savy people to try > and replicate. > > cheers > blake > > On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 3:39 PM, john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I think if we suggest they download Java before arriving, josm-tested.jar > > can be copied for a USB stick or local server ie laptop. I think that > would > > save bandwidth and trying to download multiple copies at the same time > would > > mean delays. > > > > Hopefully it works out. > > > > Thanks John > > > > On 14 May 2016 at 07:11, Pete Masters <pedrito1...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Hi all, over the past few weeks, some of the validation chat has focused > >> on tools (iD / JOSM, generally). We made a decision at this month's > London > >> Missing Maps mapathon to try and put more of a focus on using JOSM, > rather > >> than iD. We're not sure how it went yet, but will continue to try and > >> develop this in future months. > >> > >> I have written a quick OSM diary on it, here: > >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/pedrito1414/diary/38604 If you have > >> comments, please feel free to leave them there. I am also going to > share it > >> with new mappers who were involved as they are generally not on this > list > >> and their thoughts could be interesting... > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Pete > >> > >> -- > >> Pete Masters > >> Missing Maps Project Coordinator > >> +44 7921 781 518 > >> > >> missingmaps.org > >> > >> @pedrito1414 > >> @theMissingMaps > >> facebook.com/MissingMapsProject > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> HOT mailing list > >> HOT@openstreetmap.org > >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > HOT mailing list > > HOT@openstreetmap.org > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >
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