(OT) Origin of LyX?

2004-02-23 Thread Nirmal Govind
Hi all.. just curious - how did the name LyX come about? Do L and X come from LaTeX? If so, what does y stand for? Or does it not stand for anything? Thanks, nirmal

Re: (OT) Origin of LyX?

2004-02-23 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Nirmal == Nirmal Govind [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Nirmal Hi all.. just curious - how did the name LyX come about? Do Nirmal L and X come from LaTeX? If so, what does y stand for? Nirmal Or does it not stand for anything? The original name was LyriX, as described here:

Re: (OT) Origin of LyX?

2004-02-23 Thread Nirmal Govind
The original name was LyriX, as described here: http://www.lyx.org/news/20001220.php3#item1 Thanks JMarc for the link... if the company that's named there is the same as the one that's currently in the middle of the Linux controversy, then I guess it's very fortunate that the name was changed!

Re: (OT) Origin of LyX?

2004-02-23 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Nirmal == Nirmal Govind [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The original name was LyriX, as described here: http://www.lyx.org/news/20001220.php3#item1 Nirmal Thanks JMarc for the link... if the company that's named there Nirmal is the same as the one that's currently in the middle of the Nirmal

(OT) Origin of "LyX"?

2004-02-23 Thread Nirmal Govind
Hi all.. just curious - how did the name "LyX" come about? Do "L" and "X" come from LaTeX? If so, what does "y" stand for? Or does it not stand for anything? Thanks, nirmal

Re: (OT) Origin of "LyX"?

2004-02-23 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "Nirmal" == Nirmal Govind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Nirmal> Hi all.. just curious - how did the name "LyX" come about? Do Nirmal> "L" and "X" come from LaTeX? If so, what does "y" stand for? Nirmal> Or does it not stand for anything? The original name was LyriX, as described here:

Re: (OT) Origin of "LyX"?

2004-02-23 Thread Nirmal Govind
The original name was LyriX, as described here: http://www.lyx.org/news/20001220.php3#item1 Thanks JMarc for the link... if the company that's named there is the same as the one that's currently in the middle of the Linux controversy, then I guess it's very fortunate that the name was changed!

Re: (OT) Origin of "LyX"?

2004-02-23 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "Nirmal" == Nirmal Govind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> The original name was LyriX, as described here: >> http://www.lyx.org/news/20001220.php3#item1 >> Nirmal> Thanks JMarc for the link... if the company that's named there Nirmal> is the same as the one that's currently in the middle