Saturday, October 8, 2005, 11:54:50 AM, Angus wrote: AL> Bo Peng wrote: >> So, at least there is no license issue that prevents us from bundling >> everything into a single lyx distribution.
AL> I download all these things once, when I first install LyX. Why would I AL> want to download them again when I upgrade LyX? I'm likely to tweak MikTeX AL> and the Aspell dictionaries as I use them; overwriting them will be a AL> *really* bad idea. AL> If you're willing to make a 'smart' installer that will go and download AL> stuff, that's fine, but I'd object strongly to a single monolithic AL> installer that took for ever to download because it contains 250MB AL> (MikTeX) of stuff I don't want. AL> In case you hadn't noticed, I think that this is just a bad idea and a AL> waste of time. Hi, I'm only a small user of LyX. I follow the discussions of this mailinglist because I'm very interested in the development status of LyX. I think the idea to make a bundle LyX installer is very interesting for people who start working with LyX. I know many people who will never try out LyX because installing it is very difficult for them. IMHO a bundled version of LyX would make it more easier and popular. For people who know enough about computers and software a bundle version isn't necessary. Maybe it's possible and enough to make from every final a bundle version... -- Joachim
