Uwe Stöhr wrote: >> OK, if we start to include Jabref and LaTeX2RTF, where do we stop? > >> That was my initial interaction with Uwe's inclusion of Jabref. It is >> good to take care of user's need but Uwe's installer has gone too far >> down that road in that it takes care of too many issues of third-party >> applications. Besides maintenance troubles (what if a new version of >> something is released?), inclusion of third-party applications may >> drag lyx into some license issues. > > Sorry but before you continue bashing me, please: > > 1. first test out the LyX 1.5svn installer - the installer for LyX 1.4.4 > will be nearly the same > 2. install LyX for new users and ask them what is needed > 3. have a look from time to time to the users list to change the point > of view > 4. ask authors who wrote larger documents about their needs > > Concerning JabRef, it is, the same as with GSview, only included to the > complete installer version. JabRef is under the GPL, so no problems here. > The main problems of the installer is not the LyX part, this is easy to > handle. And I am not not concentrating on LyX when I include a program > to the installer, I just take it as it is and that's it. We won't be > responsible for JabRef releases. > >> Let's concentrate on LyX! > > I'm surely not a real developer as you are but always did my best to > improve LyX under Windows. So telling me I should more concentrate on > LyX that I currently do frustrates me a bit. > > And while we are discussing the installer question; > It makes me sick that nobody see the time that is needed for maintaining > the installer and the Windows stuff. It's me who wrote at least 5 emails > per day to respond questions and discuss bugs. Or what do you think why > I reported so many LyX bugs? > I think it's not enough to build a program without giving support, so I > ask you: Who gave support to Joost's installer the last months? > > a displeased Uwe > > p.s. for this email I define: Wednesday = Friday >
When Joost doesn't support his installer it dies. So please don't stop Uwe's activity by discussing him to death. Peter
