Hi Karl, Not sure if anyone else has had problems using Adobe Reader to open postscript files but my Defence client has had problems with opening .ps files using Adobe Reader 5.0. The latest version on the Defence network that he can upgrade to is Adobe Acrobat Standard 6.0. Do you think that this will solve his problem?
We are trying to rationalise the number of applications on the Defence network so if Adobe Acrobat Standard 6.0 can do the job, then we can avoid installing Ghostscript and GSview on the network. Thanks again for your help. Michelle Lo Consultant to Defence Directorate of Application Design Information Architecture and Management Branch Information Systems Division Chief Information Officer Group Phone: (02) 6266 7341 Mobile: 0413 468 938 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] R8-3-058 Russell Offices CANBERRA ACT 2600 PSP - KPMG Risk Advisory Services Pty Ltd Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Karl Berry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 23 September 2006 04:13 To: Lo, Michelle MISS Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [protext] Enquiry: proTeXt version for download [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Hi Michelle, I am currently evaluating proTeXt for installation on the Australian Defence network. Wow! 1. There are two software versions for download at http://ctan.unsw.edu.au/systems/windows/protext/ with the same timestamp (28-Oct-2005 22:03): protext-1.3.exe and protext.exe. Does it matter which version is downloaded? No. The generic name is symlinked to the version name, that's all. 2. Is the software a network version or for single user only? The licensing is more generous than either of those. The TeX software that comprises the bulk of the distribution is released under a variety of free software licenses. That is, it can be freely copied and used (and modified) anywhere, and redistributed as desired. The proTeXt distribution also includes two special cases: the WinEdt editor, which is shareware (and clearly marked as such); if you want to use it, you'd have to acquire licenses for that (http://tug.org/winedt). And the gsview PDF viewer, which is under a slightly different license, but can be copied around your network without problem. I imagine you will probably be choosing to use the Adobe (Acrobat) Reader, anyway. 3. How frequent are the updates to the software? Major updates to the protext distribution are relatively infrequent, perhaps once or twice a year. And (in contrast to proprietary systems), there is nothing forcing you to install each update. The system will keep working fine as it is. Minor updates, such as to individual LaTeX packages, are quite frequent -- it is triggered by some contributor uploading a new version of some package to CTAN (www.ctan.org), which then gets packaged. There is even less reason to install each of these updates; most of them will be for packages which you would never have occasion to use. 4. Is it up to the users to monitor updates on the software or can they be notified by TUG? protext is fundamentally a nicer installation routine for MiKTeX (www.miktex.org). That is, what it installs is MiKTeX plus a few additional programs (like winedt and gsview). I explain this because MiKTeX has a very nice update mechanism, which is what you would be using. I don't know all its details, but I know that it can show you the packages available for update at any given time, and a simple interface to select, download, and install them. Of course TUG sends out announcements when there is a major new release; there's a mailing list (www.tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-announce) you can subscribe to to get those. Hope this helps. Please let us know if any other questions or concerns. Thanks, karl _______________________________________________ protext mailing list http://tug.org/protext/
