Ok, I added a ticket with this idea, and pointed to this thread for clarification. Best, -Jose
Jose Quesada, PhD. Max Planck Institute, Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition, Berlin http://www.josequesada.name/ http://twitter.com/Quesada On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 9:46 PM, Alan L Tyree <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:28:47 +0200 > Abdelrazak Younes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On 04/15/2010 12:07 PM, Typhoon wrote: > > >>> If it isn't necessary, I don't think that LyX should lock into one > > >>> system. > > >> > > >> While it is good to support a wide choice of systems for version > > >> control, for a "portable LyX document" *one* format is the right > > >> way. > > > > > > I see the argument, and you may be right. BUT when I wanted to > > > collaborate with a colleague, they knew how to use Bazaar, so we > > > went that way. I think it would have been hard to get them to use > > > something else. > > > > I think you are missing something and it's probably my fault. The > > idea of a portable document using a git repo is somewhat > > perpendicular to how many DVCS systems are supported by LyX. The idea > > behind a "portable LyX document" is that the user doesn't know which > > SCM he uses as LyX would take care of everything. So having your > > coauthor fluent in bazar rather than git is irrelevant. > > Hi Abdel, > > You're right, I was confusing two separate issues. Not, I think, your > fault at all. > > And, whatever is used, the idea of a VC system as the portable format > seems brilliant. > > Thanks for cleaning the fuzz out of my brain :-). > > Cheers, > Alan > > > > > > As I said before, I don't know what the technical problems are in > > > implementing this in LyX. However, if it is possible to support more > > > than one DVCS, then I think it should be kept in mind. The > > > "portable" in "portable LyX document" is a very relative thing. It > > > depends almost entirely on who you want to "port" it to. > > > > > > I suppose that if everything is bundled with LyX, then the choice is > > > made and it doesn't matter. Is that a sensible solution? > > > > > > In the end, I suppose that it may be a technical question/solution > > > and I am absolutely unqualified to speak to that. But I hope that > > > people who are qualified will at least consider keeping the options > > > open. > > > > Sure, don't worry :-) > > > > Abdel. > > > > > > > -- > Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan > Tel: 04 2748 6206 > >
