QA: factorize GObject cast operations (datasource_osm_my_traces.c)

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-Viking is a free/open source program to manage GPS data. You can import and plot tracks and waypoints, show Terraserver maps under it, add coordinate lines, make new tracks and waypoints, hide different things, etc. It is written in C with the GTK+ 2.
+Viking is a free/open source program to manage GPS data. You can
+import, plot and create tracks and waypoints, show OSM, Terraserver
+and other maps, see real-time GPS position, get geocaches, control
+items, etc. It is written in C & the GTK+2 toolkit.
 
 Website: http://viking.sf.net/
 
 
+Obtaining Viking
+================
+
+You can download tarball of latest released version at
+http://sourceforge.net/projects/viking/files
+
+You can also retrieve the latest development version on the official
+Git repo:
+  $ git clone git://viking.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/viking/viking
+
 Installing Viking
 =================
 
-If you downloaded viking from Git, you have to:
-  $ autogen.sh
+If you downloaded Viking from Git, you have to:
+  $ ./autogen.sh
 
 Next, or if you downloaded a tarball, you have to:
   $ ./configure
   $ make
 
-Check output of "./configure --help" for configuration options.
-In particular, it is possible to disable some features, like --disable-google in order to disable any Google stuff.
+Check output of "./configure --help" for configuration options.  In
+particular, it is possible to disable some features, like
+--disable-google in order to disable any Google stuff.
 
-If you whish to install viking, you have to (as root):
+If you wish to install Viking, you have to (as root):
   # make install
 
 For detailled explaination on install, see INSTALL file.