Hello unknown! > > <OffTopic> > As someone who is in academics for most of his life I would strongly discourage > you from interrupting your theis. I dont know you personally but I do not think > you should interrupt because I have reason to suspect that you never will > restart. You get the chance to get a Ph-D. once in your life, once you get older > it wont come back. Believe me, I know many people that utterly regret the step of > interrupting. > If you have lost all interest in the subject of your thesis you must go and talk > to your advisor about this. That's what he is there for. Talk to people about this > step, do not just simply let it creep up on you. > What do you want to do in life? What did you want to do when you started the > thesis? What happend that changed your mind. > The germans have a saying: It is better to end with fear than to fear without end. > So end this thesis if you can. Then checkout SourceForge whether you can get payed > for LyX work. I would assume that with appropriate advertisement you could find > someone to sponsor you for a year, but running your own show isnt easy either. > > If otoh you are kind of overly tempted to work on LyX I propose the following. > Use a computer that is not connected to the network, doesnt have email, no > webbrowser no modem fro your main work. > No excuses allowed - this has worked ten years ago it will work now. > Remove the LyX source code from it, better remove the compiler from it. Focus on > your work, do this for at first > four to siz hours a day - then treat yourself to something fun. > Read your email - hack LyX - fine. But limit your time. Never spent more time on > LyX then on your thesis. > It is not worth it. > <OffTopic/> > I don't know who wrote this email, but as much I would like to have you work on GUI-independence I have to agree completely with this "OffTopic"!!! Go and finish your PhD! (and spend some of the free time hacking LyX) Greets Jürgen -._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._ Dr. Jürgen Vigna E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Italienallee 13/N Tel: +39-0471-450260 I-39100 Bozen Fax: +39-0471-450296 ITALY Web: http://www.sad.it/~jug Q: What happens when four WASPs find themselves in the same room? A: A dinner party. -._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._-._
