On Sun, Apr 04, 2004 at 01:09:29PM -0400, Zvezdan Petkovic wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 04, 2004 at 01:09:03PM +0100, Nachev, Parashkev C wrote:
> > ... I spoke of academia in general because I meant to include those
> > for whom a LaTex-based system is not *essential*, and those who have
> > no interest in computing. These people will use Word, and persist in
> > struggling with its inadequacies, because they find the alternatives
> > too complex to set up and use without technical knowledge.
> 
> I agree.  There's one more problem.  Linux distributions do not include
> LyX or pybliographer yet.

SuSE Pro and Knoppix come with LyX. Don't know about pybliographer, though.

> That means that
> people who are not technically skilled are expected to install these
> applications for themselves, even on Linux, unless they have a
> LyX-friendly admin.

... or pickes the right distribution. [And no, I am not too big a fan of
SuSE as they don't include LaTeX + Co in the personal edition anymore...]

Andre'

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