On Oct 25, 2013, at 2:49 AM, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > 25/10/2013 02:37, Ken Springer: >> Just a question, does viable equate something that will be successful in >> the long run? > > It is already successful. We have users, LyX continues to advance, although > at a frustratingly slow pace these days. But in some sense, the fact that we > continue to advance in a time where the number of active and enthusiastic > developers is low is a proof that LyX is a robust project. Having 3 more > active developers (I mean good enough to avoid generating random code that > will take years to clean up) is the most we need probably. > > What I mean is that I do not want personally to create some kind of killer > app, but provide a trusty tool for a small to medium circle of users ready to > make some investment in learning time. Having people who trust LyX enough to > entrust their writing work to us _is_ a success. > > JMarc
For me, LyX is in fact a killer app, in the sense that it has killed any need or desire to have an affair, a one night stand, or even flirt with any other app. I write long, structured papers that contain mathematics, figures, cross-references, and bibliographic citations, and LyX has been the perfect partner and document processor. It does everything I need, produces beautiful pdf's, and it's solid as a rock. A heartfelt thank you to JMarc and the other LyX developers. Bruce
