From: Maurice Diamantin <diam@ensta.fr>
Cc: Maurice Diamantin <diam@ensta.fr>
Subject: Re: Re: ConTeXt-Wiki
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:24:25 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <43DEE2EE-C510-11D8-972E-000A9595B57C@ensta.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <40D944A4.5030402@gmx.de>
Le 23 juin 04, à 10:51, Tobias Burnus a écrit :
> Maurice Diamantin wrote:
>
>> - how about ConTeXt future (why it is not open source?)
>
> Well, ConTeXt is regarded as opensource.
OK, probably I looked at this file too long ago.
I agree ConTeXt is now Open source.
But as Open Source, I also (by mistake) mean a SourceForge projet
from which:
- an **unique** starting URL.
- dated version would be available,
- current official documentation (I didn't mean
"documentationsssssssssss")
- access (via links) to to any other information (pragma, wiki, ...)
>> - which/where is the reference documentation
>> (don't reply with some recursive answer!)
>
> Hmm, the problem is that the documentation is* notoriously outdated
> and incomplete.
> But I think the "ConTeXt - the manual" is rather good though
> incomplete.
> *
Yes I agree that "ConTeXt - the manual" is **the** currently reference
manual.
As such, it should probably be a more or less maintained an uptodate
(but not as other said "uptodate" context documents :-) version.
>> - how many euro poeple would pay for a reference
>> ConTeXt book?
>
> You mean a printed version of the revised/enhanced "ConTeXt - a
> manual"?
Yes!
I know that it's a big work to maintain such a documentation,
and probably (?), even Hans should eat some food (and sleep)
from time to time!
So if this work could be sell as a "ConTeXt book".
I think it could make a great difference for peoples who hesitate
to switch from LaTeX to ConTeXt : no book available for now!
This book could be reedited perhaps every 2 years, and
updates (and perhaps the book itself ?) could be made available
on the web.
I agree there is much less ConText user than LaTeX user, but:
- this book whould be the only ConTeXt book available, so it should
be easy to sell,
- the fact that there is a ConTeXt book should make ConTeXt
more attractive (as for a SourceForge projet)
-- Maurice
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-06-23 12:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 67+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-05-31 9:07 pdfTeX questions Peter Münster
2004-05-31 9:56 ` Patrick Gundlach
2004-05-31 10:11 ` Patrick Gundlach
2004-05-31 12:09 ` Peter Münster
2004-05-31 12:53 ` Patrick Gundlach
2004-06-01 18:08 ` Hans Hagen
[not found] ` <m2n032tvs8.fs f@levana.de>
2004-06-02 18:05 ` Peter Münster
2004-06-17 8:48 ` Patrick Gundlach
2004-06-18 14:29 ` ConTeXt-Wiki (Was: Re: Re: pdfTeX questions) Holger Schöner
2004-06-20 14:12 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Patrick Gundlach
2004-06-21 14:39 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Holger Schöner
2004-06-22 15:55 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Patrick Gundlach
2004-06-22 16:13 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Matt Gushee
2004-06-22 17:00 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Patrick Gundlach
2004-06-22 17:13 ` ConTeXt-Wiki jimarin
2004-06-23 5:56 ` Maurice Diamantin
2004-06-23 7:32 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Patrick Gundlach
2004-06-28 16:52 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Nagy Bence
2004-06-28 17:08 ` Tobias Burnus
2004-06-23 8:51 ` Tobias Burnus
2004-06-23 12:24 ` Maurice Diamantin [this message]
2004-06-23 15:09 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Patrick Gundlach
2004-06-23 16:59 ` SF project and docs (was: ConTeXt-Wiki) Henning Hraban Ramm
2004-06-24 14:13 ` Maurice Diamantini
2004-06-24 19:12 ` docs Henning Hraban Ramm
2004-06-24 19:34 ` docs Idris Samawi Hamid
2004-06-24 21:58 ` docs Henning Hraban Ramm
2004-06-25 6:21 ` docs Taco Hoekwater
2004-06-25 15:23 ` docs Idris Samawi Hamid
2004-06-24 19:42 ` docs William D. Neumann
2004-06-25 6:42 ` Hans political ConTeXt orientation request! Maurice Diamantini
2004-06-25 16:03 ` Hans Hagen
2004-06-26 9:46 ` Maurice Diamantini dom
2004-06-26 9:51 ` High level user macro (howto?) Maurice Diamantini dom
2004-06-28 9:18 ` Giuseppe Bilotta
2004-06-28 11:58 ` Hans Hagen
2004-06-28 13:21 ` Re[2]: " Giuseppe Bilotta
2004-06-28 14:04 ` Hans Hagen
2004-06-28 15:06 ` Re[2]: " Giuseppe Bilotta
2004-06-28 9:32 ` Taco Hoekwater
2004-08-10 12:02 ` Peter Münster
2004-08-10 12:11 ` Peter Münster
2004-08-10 12:35 ` Vit Zyka
2004-08-10 13:47 ` Peter Münster
2004-06-28 9:49 ` Patrick Gundlach
2004-06-28 15:34 ` Maurice Diamantini
2004-06-28 8:40 ` Extending metapost Taco Hoekwater
2004-12-27 16:03 ` John Culleton
2004-12-27 19:17 ` Patrick Gundlach
2004-12-28 10:04 ` Taco Hoekwater
2004-06-25 16:11 ` docs Hans Hagen
2004-06-25 16:56 ` docs William D. Neumann
2004-06-25 18:04 ` docs Hans Hagen
2004-06-26 18:18 ` docs Hans Hagen
2004-06-23 8:56 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Patrick Gundlach
2004-06-23 12:42 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Maurice Diamantini
2004-06-23 14:54 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Patrick Gundlach
2004-06-24 13:01 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Maurice Diamantini
2004-06-23 7:26 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Patrick Gundlach
2004-06-23 8:55 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Patrick Gundlach
2004-06-23 15:29 ` ConTeXt-Wiki Holger Schöner
2004-06-06 7:24 ` Re: pdfTeX questions Peter Münster
2004-06-07 17:40 ` Hans Hagen
2004-06-07 20:40 ` Peter Münster
2004-05-31 10:07 ` Patrick Gundlach
2004-05-31 12:20 ` Peter Münster
2004-06-01 18:10 ` Hans Hagen
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