Which linux do you use? I really like how samsung series 9 looks like, and I suggested my friend to buy it three years ago. He also like the laptop, but he told me that he has some performance problems in ubuntu.
There are some projects that got much more donations and users that got more tips. You can check the list https://tip4commit.com/users It was a mistake to bother you with this tiny tips. Sorry
Also, if you claim your tips by specifying your bitcoin address, tips will never be refunded again.
You can use OsmAnd to record a gps track and send it to OpenStreetMap. It will be available in most editors, including iD. Althought, you can use any gps tracker and upload a track here http://www.openstreetmap.org/trace/create
It won't work, since the average number of people living in one building varies with the country. I guess it should be around 10 people per building in USA and 100 people per building in Russia, for example.
It's not needed any more https://github.com/tip4commit/tip4commit/issues/17 could you please test how it works now? I didn't know that it's possible to get email address without asking read-write access.