* Volker A. Brandt <vab at bb-c.de> [2008-11-03 16:58]: > > A simple remark: > > 4874 tetex Complete TeX distribution for UNIX 12/15/2008 - > > snv_105 > > > > tetex isn't maintained anymore since 2006. Why not choose TexLive instead? > > > > Is there a list/forum to discuss on these foss projects? > > I would also suggest TeXlive. CC'ed to sfwnv-discuss, which I think > is the most appropriate group for this discussion.
I second that. teTeX 3.0 has not only been unsupported for two years now, but it was initially released in February 2005 and its components are from 2004 or even older and severly lack in terms of Unicode support and support for European formats (e.g. improvements in more recent versions of KOMA-Script). TeXLive is now the only comprehensive TeX/LaTeX-distribution for Unix/Linux. Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, and OpenBSD have already switched, FreeBSD and NetBSD are in the process of doing so. For those who want to use it right now, the distribution includes binary builds for Solaris i386 and sparc which can be installed over the net, see http://www.tug.org/texlive/acquire.html . For those interested in integrating TeXLive into Nevada, here are some notes on building and packaging TeXLive on OpenBSD, Fedora, and Debian: http://tug.org/texlive/build.html http://students.dec.bmth.ac.uk/ebarrett/texlive/2007/guide/ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureTexLive http://www.tug.org/texlive/debian.html http://pkg-tetex.alioth.debian.org/ IMHO the integration of TeXLive would benefit the promotion of OpenSolaris in an academic environment. -- Guido Berhoerster
