id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
1827	auto-update for debian-packages	RalfG	framm	"as most debian users have highs speed internet, the debian package should include a feature to use a recent josm version.

Suggestion:
create josm-recent as alternative (etc/alternatives) to josm.
dpkg-reconfigure josm tries to fetch the most recent version to /usr/lib/josm (or sim.).

Additionally, josm could make a recent copy of josm-recent.jar in ~/.josm if desired.

What do you think?
Another option could be a webstart version - but it is sufficient to run:

wget http://josm.openstreetmap.de/download/josm-latest.jar  && java -jar josm-latest.jar
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