Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 3:58 AM, Marco wrote: > I started as post-doc almost 10 years ago, Thanks for your share Marco.

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

Hey fellow orgers, I started as post-doc almost 10 years ago, I made a point in having linux on my desktop and only use software I see fit - and know - such R, and LaTeX to write papers. The occasional word/excel document I opened with libreoffice/wps office or more frequently remotely on a

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

Just an update to let you know that I decided to migrate from Org-mode+LaTeX to ODF-and-related, particularly because of LPPL+GPL incompatibility, caused by LaTeX and related projects and because ODF-and-related are easier for the other people to participate and see the changes (no need to compile

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

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Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

As a student, you simply need to go along with your supervisor's recommendations. You are not in a position to dictate the terms. Using the proprietary tools will not hurt you, unless you need to buy your own. If it were the case that you needed to buy your own, then I would ask your supervisor

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

This is a super wise advice : >> Be a scout in the proprietary camp. Learn the tools your instructors are >> willing to teach. Learn what it takes to achieve the same results with free >> software. Learn the difference in workflows and user experience. Comparing stuff in scenarios you don't

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 7:29 AM wrote: > _I_ need help. I am in graduate school, and I keep having issues with my > advisor for my strong inclination to use free software. I am obviously > not in position to refuse, but she dislikes to have discussions about > it. She pays a

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

Be aware that free software is politcally loaded. It's just not a matter of having the right or best tools, it' sometimes a question of ideal, that is something that is *very* hard to negociate about... Moreover, if the people you work with use, say Word, it's pretty tough to bring in, say

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

perhaps we can start thinking about improving registration between formats? if you export org [you posted to org mailng list] to a foreign format, you want your collaborator to be able to edit, save, send back without raising a sweat. now you have to integrate the changes. you want to do this

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

On 2018-05-18, at 15:50, hymie! wrote: > For example, good luck finding free software that will do your taxes. I, for that matter, do not use any proprietary software to do my taxes. (And BTW, I'm not religiously following the "only use free software" mantra, in

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

On 2018-05-18, at 21:57, Adonay Felipe Nogueira wrote: > c) better: do it with only free/libre software, and perhaps even teach >or show the people involved how to make use of tools that support >your workflow. For example Software Carpentry has awesome >

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

> It is only when we have to collaborate directly that the issue > arises. I guess that it's a similar situation as you are having > (programming? she does not care, I can do whatever I want; publication > abstract? she wants a DOCX or DOC). Collaborating on an article does require a fairly

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

2018-05-18T00:28:22+ ed...@openmail.cc wrote: > Hello, > > _I_ need help. I am in graduate school, and I keep having issues with I'm undergraduating (seeking a bachelor's degree in organization management). :D > _I_ need help. I am in graduate school, and I keep having issues with > my

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

Hi Edgar, 2018ko maiatzak 18an, -ek idatzi zuen: > It is only when we have to collaborate directly that the issue > arises. It sounds like the issue you are having is about collaboration workflow, and not about the usage of free software per se. Reading between the lines, it sounds like your

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

In our last episode, the evil Dr. Lacto had captured our hero, ed...@openmail.cc , who said: > I am in graduate school, and I keep having issues with my > advisor for my strong inclination to use free software. [...] > > Is anyone here aware of a place where they do

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

Hi Edgar, As in many other contexts, it’s important to keep the big picture in mind. As a grad student, is your goal to learn about your field, to do interesting work/research, and to eventually graduate? Or is it to defend your ideals and use the software you like? If it’s the second, by all

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

On 2018-05-18 07:12, S. Champailler wrote: Be aware that free software is politcally loaded. It's just not a matter of having the right or best tools, it' sometimes a question of ideal, that is something that is *very* hard to negociate about... Moreover, if the people you work with use, say

Re: [O] General advice beyond Org

On Thu, 17 May 2018 20:28:22 -0400, wrote: Hello, _I_ need help. I am in graduate school, and I keep having issues with my advisor for my strong inclination to use free software. I am obviously not in position to refuse, but she dislikes to have discussions about it.

[O] General advice beyond Org

Hello, _I_ need help. I am in graduate school, and I keep having issues with my advisor for my strong inclination to use free software. I am obviously not in position to refuse, but she dislikes to have discussions about it. She pays a stipend to me every month, and my tuition is waved. Is