Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
2009/4/3 Wolfgang Schuster > > Am 02.04.2009 um 15:52 schrieb Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد: > > Actually, I guessed that it was a joke in the first few minutes after >> receiving it .. It was a well-staged prank, but your talk of "selling the >> bib module" gave you away... >> >> I was really surprised that Wolfgang fell for it... >> > > Hi Idris, my answer wasn't meant to be serious but it seems you fell to > mine :) > > Hi Wolfgang, Idris's answer wasn't meant to be serious too ... :)) -- luigi ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
Am 02.04.2009 um 15:52 schrieb Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد: Actually, I guessed that it was a joke in the first few minutes after receiving it .. It was a well-staged prank, but your talk of "selling the bib module" gave you away... I was really surprised that Wolfgang fell for it... Hi Idris, my answer wasn't meant to be serious but it seems you fell to mine :) Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
2009/4/2 Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد > On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:40:26 -0600, Taco Hoekwater > wrote: > > As Arthur emailed me already: you people are just too gullible ! :) >> > > Actually, I guessed that it was a joke in the first few minutes after > receiving it .. It was a well-staged prank, but your talk of "selling the > bib module" gave you away... > Until last year "selling bib module" shoud be enough . Actually the deep world crisis can change many things -- so no surprise, but high apprehension yes . Next year -- who knows ? -- luigi ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:40:26 -0600, Taco Hoekwater wrote: As Arthur emailed me already: you people are just too gullible ! :) Actually, I guessed that it was a joke in the first few minutes after receiving it .. It was a well-staged prank, but your talk of "selling the bib module" gave you away... I was really surprised that Wolfgang fell for it... :-) Best wishes Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Shi`i Studies Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > > > Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: > > Am 2009-04-02 um 10:47 schrieb Hans Hagen: > > > >>> Looks like I owe Luigi a beer (for which he will have to attend the > >>> meeting, of course). > >> > >> ok, two beers than (since dutch beers are half the size of german, > >> czech and slovenian beers) > > > > > > Depends - Colonian beer is served in tiny glasses... > > I wouldn't be so eager to drink beer with 'colon' in the name, either :) That probably explains the tiny glasses. > Perhaps we should stop this thread ... > > Best wishes, > Taco ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: > Am 2009-04-02 um 10:47 schrieb Hans Hagen: > >>> Looks like I owe Luigi a beer (for which he will have to attend the >>> meeting, of course). >> >> ok, two beers than (since dutch beers are half the size of german, >> czech and slovenian beers) > > > Depends - Colonian beer is served in tiny glasses... I wouldn't be so eager to drink beer with 'colon' in the name, either :) Perhaps we should stop this thread ... Best wishes, Taco ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
Am 2009-04-02 um 10:47 schrieb Hans Hagen: Looks like I owe Luigi a beer (for which he will have to attend the meeting, of course). ok, two beers than (since dutch beers are half the size of german, czech and slovenian beers) Depends - Colonian beer is served in tiny glasses... Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer) ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
Am 2009-04-02 um 10:10 schrieb Hans Hagen: well, if it helps you to calm doen, i can let you know that luatex now reports a \badness of 2 when you typeset the word 'taco' Well, that's really a problem, since I'm working on a quality manual for a global Mexican food company... Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer) ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
Although the fool's day passed, I still had been gotten by you. It's so good that those horrible things are not true. Good job! Wei-Wei Taco Hoekwater 写道: Hi, As Arthur emailed me already: you people are just too gullible ! :) Taco Hoekwater wrote: Hello everybody, This message is to inform you all that as of today, I am no longer an employee of Elvenkind BV, the company where I have worked for during the past years. This part is true, I am in fact an independant contractor now. Life is just more fun that way, there is no other reason. Working for Elvenkind has been a pleasure, but it has always been hard for Elvenkind to find enough commercial projects to employ me in. false Even the recent (much appreciated!) funded TeX-development projects simply do not generate enough revenue for Elvenkind to make it viable to keep me as an employee in the current economic climate. false (Elvenkind is doing better than ever, if anything) This is not the best time to be out of a job, but nevertheless I have decided to try to make the most of it an attempt to make an old dream happen: being my own boss. true Since quite some time already I have had a private company called Bittext that I use for various bits and pieces that simply did not fit in with Elvenkind's company strategy (its original intent was to place my font development work in that company, but it has also been used as the company behind organizing the ConTeXt Epen meeting in 2007, for example). true For the development of luatex and metapost, I do not expect that much to change compared to the current situation: Hans and I will continue to write funding proposals and we hope that enough of those will be granted so that I can keep that development work going much like it is. (about a 50% commitment working on these two programs in an average working week). true However, for ConTeXT and other TeX-related things, the situation is a bit more problematic. false Pragma ADE does not have money to fund any projects, even if I managed to find something to excite Hans that he couldn't do faster himself ;). true To find the missing source of income, I intend to start giving commercial ConTeXt courses and false I plan to start selling manuals via lulu. false Perhaps there is a bit of consultancy that can be found as well, false and I will try to regain some of my old mathematical typesetting clients. false But I fear that even all of that together will generate enough income for me to continue developing modules and offering help for free. false Therefore, the planned bib module replacement will be released as commercial software, false and support for other ConTeXT stuff (like the current bib module) will become a paid service. false Probably via a subscription website, that will (for example) also host my release notes. false I am brooding on other ConTeXt module ideas that people may be willing to pay for, false and I will finish the font projects that are still on my disk for sale via my website. maybe This April (until around BachoTeX) I will still be busy preparing the luatex and metapost binaries for the TeXlive 2009 deadline, but after true that I will likely drop offline for a while, false creating the Bittext website ( http://www.bittext.com ) true-ish, that really does need to be done. and figuring out things like how to be on the receiving end of Lulu and PayPal. false Well, that is about all I wanted to say right now. I am quite apprehensive about how this news will fall in the ConTeXT community, but I see no other way. false And I must admit that at the same time I am quite excited about being "in control of my own destiny", as they say! true Best wishes, Taco ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___ ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Taco Hoekwater wrote: > >> >> luigi scarso wrote: >> >>> (anyway it's not enough) >>> >> >> Looks like I owe Luigi a beer (for which he will have to attend the >> meeting, of course). >> > > ok, two beers than (since dutch beers are half the size of german, czech > and slovenian beers) > ok, that's ok -- luigi ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
Taco Hoekwater wrote: luigi scarso wrote: (anyway it's not enough) Looks like I owe Luigi a beer (for which he will have to attend the meeting, of course). ok, two beers than (since dutch beers are half the size of german, czech and slovenian beers) Hans - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 10:37 AM, luigi scarso wrote: > >> Oh and authors of the manual, would you please add this to it - in a >> separate chapter ? ;O) >> > +1 > in perpetual memory > (anyway it's not enough) > Hmmm... Add a line "About Taco" to the "Welcome" section of http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Main_Page , in bold red characters ? Alan ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
luigi scarso wrote:
2009/4/2 Alan Stone
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 10:20 AM, luigi scarso wrote:
well, if it helps you to calm doen, i can let you know that luatex now
reports a \badness of 2 when you typeset the word 'taco'
ok , but it's not enough
How about...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite ?
Oh and authors of the manual, would you please add this to it - in a
separate chapter ? ;O)
Ah right
A question is \badness=2 infinite in luatex ?
In TeX yes and I think also in luatex .
well, in luatex it is possible to say callback.register("check_badness",
function(b) return (b >= 2 and -b) or b end) so we might never notice
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Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
luigi scarso wrote: > (anyway it's not enough) Looks like I owe Luigi a beer (for which he will have to attend the meeting, of course). Best wishes, Taco ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
Alan Stone wrote: On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 10:20 AM, luigi scarso wrote: well, if it helps you to calm doen, i can let you know that luatex now reports a \badness of 2 when you typeset the word 'taco' ok , but it's not enough How about... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite ? Oh and authors of the manual, would you please add this to it - in a separate chapter ? ;O) that's only possible when the mp project has produced megapost (no joke) after which we start the megatex project (possible joke) Hans - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
> > > Oh and authors of the manual, would you please add this to it - in a > separate chapter ? ;O) > +1 in perpetual memory (anyway it's not enough) -- luigi ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
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> (I did believe you for a moment) > I did believe it a night , better ,until this morning . -- luigi ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
2009/4/2 Alan Stone > On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 10:20 AM, luigi scarso wrote: > >> >> >>> >>> well, if it helps you to calm doen, i can let you know that luatex now >>> reports a \badness of 2 when you typeset the word 'taco' >>> >> ok , but it's not enough > > > How about... > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite ? > > Oh and authors of the manual, would you please add this to it - in a > separate chapter ? ;O) > > Ah right A question is \badness=2 infinite in luatex ? In TeX yes and I think also in luatex . Anyway, it's not enough -- luigi ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
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A great fun Taco, Thanks! (I did believe you for a moment) Best, -- Jean ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 10:20 AM, luigi scarso wrote: > > >> >> well, if it helps you to calm doen, i can let you know that luatex now >> reports a \badness of 2 when you typeset the word 'taco' >> > ok , but it's not enough How about... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite ? Oh and authors of the manual, would you please add this to it - in a separate chapter ? ;O) Alan ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
> > well, if it helps you to calm doen, i can let you know that luatex now > reports a \badness of 2 when you typeset the word 'taco' > ok , but it's not enough -- luigi ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
luigi scarso wrote: On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Taco Hoekwater wrote: Hi, As Arthur emailed me already: you people are just too gullible ! :) Bad boy . You should consider that some of us can have, well ,how can I say, a heart trouble , a heart condition . Please , provide for check-up for our ancient members asap . well, if it helps you to calm doen, i can let you know that luatex now reports a \badness of 2 when you typeset the word 'taco' Hans - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
I heard the worst message and the best one. 2009/4/2 Taco Hoekwater : > > Hi, > > As Arthur emailed me already: you people are just too gullible ! :) > > Taco Hoekwater wrote: >> >> Hello everybody, >> >> This message is to inform you all that as of today, I am no longer an >> employee of Elvenkind BV, the company where I have worked for during >> the past years. > > This part is true, I am in fact an independant contractor now. Life is > just more fun that way, there is no other reason. > >> Working for Elvenkind has been a pleasure, but it has always been >> hard for Elvenkind to find enough commercial projects to employ me in. > > false > >> Even the recent (much appreciated!) funded TeX-development projects >> simply do not generate enough revenue for Elvenkind to make it viable >> to keep me as an employee in the current economic climate. > > false (Elvenkind is doing better than ever, if anything) > > >> This is not the best time to be out of a job, but nevertheless I have >> decided to try to make the most of it an attempt to make an old dream >> happen: being my own boss. > > true > >> Since quite some time already I have had a private company called >> Bittext that I use for various bits and pieces that simply did not fit >> in with Elvenkind's company strategy (its original intent was to place >> my font development work in that company, but it has also been used as >> the company behind organizing the ConTeXt Epen meeting in 2007, for >> example). > > true > >> For the development of luatex and metapost, I do not expect that much >> to change compared to the current situation: Hans and I will continue >> to write funding proposals and we hope that enough of those will be >> granted so that I can keep that development work going much like it is. >> (about a 50% commitment working on these two programs in an average >> working week). > > true > >> However, for ConTeXT and other TeX-related things, the situation is a >> bit more problematic. > > false > >> Pragma ADE does not have money to fund any >> projects, even if I managed to find something to excite Hans that >> he couldn't do faster himself ;). > > true > >> To find the missing source of >> income, I intend to start giving commercial ConTeXt courses and > > false > >> I plan to start selling manuals via lulu. > > false > >> Perhaps there is a bit of >> consultancy that can be found as well, > > false > >> and I will try to regain some >> of my old mathematical typesetting clients. > > false > >> But I fear that even all of that together will generate enough income >> for me to continue developing modules and offering help for free. > > false > >> Therefore, the planned bib module replacement will be released as >> commercial software, > > false > >> and support for other ConTeXT stuff (like the >> current bib module) will become a paid service. > > false > >> Probably via a >> subscription website, that will (for example) also host my release >> notes. > > false > >> I am brooding on other ConTeXt module ideas that people >> may be willing to pay for, > > false > >> and I will finish the font projects >> that are still on my disk for sale via my website. > > maybe > >> This April (until around BachoTeX) I will still be busy preparing the >> luatex and metapost binaries for the TeXlive 2009 deadline, but after > > true > >> that I will likely drop offline for a while, > > false > >> creating the Bittext >> website ( http://www.bittext.com ) > > true-ish, that really does need to be done. > >> and figuring out things like how to >> be on the receiving end of Lulu and PayPal. > > false > >> Well, that is about all I wanted to say right now. I am quite >> apprehensive about how this news will fall in the ConTeXT community, but >> I see no other way. > > false > >> And I must admit that at the same time I am quite >> excited about being "in control of my own destiny", as they say! > > true > > Best wishes, > Taco > > ___ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the > Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > ___ > -- Best wishes, Li Yanrui * Gentoo Linux (~x86) * ConTeXt Minimals Beta (2009.03.29 13:28) ___ If your questio
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > > Hi, > > As Arthur emailed me already: you people are just too gullible ! :) > Bad boy . You should consider that some of us can have, well ,how can I say, a heart trouble , a heart condition . Please , provide for check-up for our ancient members asap . -- luigi ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
Hi, As Arthur emailed me already: you people are just too gullible ! :) Taco Hoekwater wrote: > > Hello everybody, > > This message is to inform you all that as of today, I am no longer an > employee of Elvenkind BV, the company where I have worked for during > the past years. This part is true, I am in fact an independant contractor now. Life is just more fun that way, there is no other reason. > Working for Elvenkind has been a pleasure, but it has always been > hard for Elvenkind to find enough commercial projects to employ me in. false > Even the recent (much appreciated!) funded TeX-development projects > simply do not generate enough revenue for Elvenkind to make it viable > to keep me as an employee in the current economic climate. false (Elvenkind is doing better than ever, if anything) > This is not the best time to be out of a job, but nevertheless I have > decided to try to make the most of it an attempt to make an old dream > happen: being my own boss. true > Since quite some time already I have had a private company called > Bittext that I use for various bits and pieces that simply did not fit > in with Elvenkind's company strategy (its original intent was to place > my font development work in that company, but it has also been used as > the company behind organizing the ConTeXt Epen meeting in 2007, for > example). true > For the development of luatex and metapost, I do not expect that much > to change compared to the current situation: Hans and I will continue > to write funding proposals and we hope that enough of those will be > granted so that I can keep that development work going much like it is. > (about a 50% commitment working on these two programs in an average > working week). true > However, for ConTeXT and other TeX-related things, the situation is a > bit more problematic. false >Pragma ADE does not have money to fund any > projects, even if I managed to find something to excite Hans that > he couldn't do faster himself ;). true > To find the missing source of > income, I intend to start giving commercial ConTeXt courses and false > I plan to start selling manuals via lulu. false > Perhaps there is a bit of > consultancy that can be found as well, false > and I will try to regain some > of my old mathematical typesetting clients. false > But I fear that even all of that together will generate enough income > for me to continue developing modules and offering help for free. false > Therefore, the planned bib module replacement will be released as > commercial software, false > and support for other ConTeXT stuff (like the > current bib module) will become a paid service. false > Probably via a > subscription website, that will (for example) also host my release > notes. false >I am brooding on other ConTeXt module ideas that people > may be willing to pay for, false >and I will finish the font projects > that are still on my disk for sale via my website. maybe > This April (until around BachoTeX) I will still be busy preparing the > luatex and metapost binaries for the TeXlive 2009 deadline, but after true > that I will likely drop offline for a while, false > creating the Bittext > website ( http://www.bittext.com ) true-ish, that really does need to be done. >and figuring out things like how to > be on the receiving end of Lulu and PayPal. false > Well, that is about all I wanted to say right now. I am quite > apprehensive about how this news will fall in the ConTeXT community, but > I see no other way. false > And I must admit that at the same time I am quite > excited about being "in control of my own destiny", as they say! true Best wishes, Taco ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
Dear Taco, I really appreciate your work & help over the years, and fully support your decision. It is also a dream of mine to find my way to financial stability as a polymath freelancer. Luckily, it's not my dream to make it rich ;) Best wishes, David On Apr 1, 2009, at 11:33 AM, Taco Hoekwater wrote: Hello everybody, This message is to inform you all that as of today, I am no longer an employee of Elvenkind BV, the company where I have worked for during the past years. Working for Elvenkind has been a pleasure, but it has always been hard for Elvenkind to find enough commercial projects to employ me in. Even the recent (much appreciated!) funded TeX-development projects simply do not generate enough revenue for Elvenkind to make it viable to keep me as an employee in the current economic climate. This is not the best time to be out of a job, but nevertheless I have decided to try to make the most of it an attempt to make an old dream happen: being my own boss. Since quite some time already I have had a private company called Bittext that I use for various bits and pieces that simply did not fit in with Elvenkind's company strategy (its original intent was to place my font development work in that company, but it has also been used as the company behind organizing the ConTeXt Epen meeting in 2007, for example). For the development of luatex and metapost, I do not expect that much to change compared to the current situation: Hans and I will continue to write funding proposals and we hope that enough of those will be granted so that I can keep that development work going much like it is. (about a 50% commitment working on these two programs in an average working week). However, for ConTeXT and other TeX-related things, the situation is a bit more problematic. Pragma ADE does not have money to fund any projects, even if I managed to find something to excite Hans that he couldn't do faster himself ;). To find the missing source of income, I intend to start giving commercial ConTeXt courses and I plan to start selling manuals via lulu. Perhaps there is a bit of consultancy that can be found as well, and I will try to regain some of my old mathematical typesetting clients. But I fear that even all of that together will generate enough income for me to continue developing modules and offering help for free. Therefore, the planned bib module replacement will be released as commercial software, and support for other ConTeXT stuff (like the current bib module) will become a paid service. Probably via a subscription website, that will (for example) also host my release notes. I am brooding on other ConTeXt module ideas that people may be willing to pay for, and I will finish the font projects that are still on my disk for sale via my website. This April (until around BachoTeX) I will still be busy preparing the luatex and metapost binaries for the TeXlive 2009 deadline, but after that I will likely drop offline for a while, creating the Bittext website ( http://www.bittext.com ) and figuring out things like how to be on the receiving end of Lulu and PayPal. Well, that is about all I wanted to say right now. I am quite apprehensive about how this news will fall in the ConTeXT community, but I see no other way. And I must admit that at the same time I am quite excited about being "in control of my own destiny", as they say! Best wishes to all of you, Taco ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___ ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 20:33, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > I plan to start selling manuals via lulu. I'm very interested in seeing what you'll produce. ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Affiliation change
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 8:33 PM, Taco Hoekwater wrote: > > Hello everybody, > > This message is to inform you all that as of today, I am no longer an > employee of Elvenkind BV, the company where I have worked for during > the past years. > > Working for Elvenkind has been a pleasure, but it has always been > hard for Elvenkind to find enough commercial projects to employ me in. > Even the recent (much appreciated!) funded TeX-development projects > simply do not generate enough revenue for Elvenkind to make it viable > to keep me as an employee in the current economic climate. > > This is not the best time to be out of a job, but nevertheless I have > decided to try to make the most of it an attempt to make an old dream > happen: being my own boss. Hey Taco, Congrats for your daring decisoin! ;O) There's never a right, wrong or best time. Even more today, the day job thing is just an excuse to stay in an illusionary comfort zone. We make our own choices and success. Go for it, don't look back and keep up the good work. All the best and to your success, Alan > Since quite some time already I have had a private company called > Bittext that I use for various bits and pieces that simply did not fit > in with Elvenkind's company strategy (its original intent was to place my > font development work in that company, but it has also been used as > the company behind organizing the ConTeXt Epen meeting in 2007, for > example). > > For the development of luatex and metapost, I do not expect that much > to change compared to the current situation: Hans and I will continue > to write funding proposals and we hope that enough of those will be > granted so that I can keep that development work going much like it is. > (about a 50% commitment working on these two programs in an average > working week). > > However, for ConTeXT and other TeX-related things, the situation is a > bit more problematic. Pragma ADE does not have money to fund any > projects, even if I managed to find something to excite Hans that > he couldn't do faster himself ;). To find the missing source of > income, I intend to start giving commercial ConTeXt courses and > I plan to start selling manuals via lulu. Perhaps there is a bit of > consultancy that can be found as well, and I will try to regain some > of my old mathematical typesetting clients. > > But I fear that even all of that together will generate enough income > for me to continue developing modules and offering help for free. > Therefore, the planned bib module replacement will be released as > commercial software, and support for other ConTeXT stuff (like the > current bib module) will become a paid service. Probably via a > subscription website, that will (for example) also host my release > notes. I am brooding on other ConTeXt module ideas that people > may be willing to pay for, and I will finish the font projects > that are still on my disk for sale via my website. > > This April (until around BachoTeX) I will still be busy preparing the > luatex and metapost binaries for the TeXlive 2009 deadline, but after > that I will likely drop offline for a while, creating the Bittext website ( > http://www.bittext.com ) and figuring out things like how to > be on the receiving end of Lulu and PayPal. > > Well, that is about all I wanted to say right now. I am quite apprehensive > about how this news will fall in the ConTeXT community, but > I see no other way. And I must admit that at the same time I am quite > excited about being "in control of my own destiny", as they say! > > Best wishes to all of you, > > Taco > ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] Affiliation change
Hello everybody, This message is to inform you all that as of today, I am no longer an employee of Elvenkind BV, the company where I have worked for during the past years. Working for Elvenkind has been a pleasure, but it has always been hard for Elvenkind to find enough commercial projects to employ me in. Even the recent (much appreciated!) funded TeX-development projects simply do not generate enough revenue for Elvenkind to make it viable to keep me as an employee in the current economic climate. This is not the best time to be out of a job, but nevertheless I have decided to try to make the most of it an attempt to make an old dream happen: being my own boss. Since quite some time already I have had a private company called Bittext that I use for various bits and pieces that simply did not fit in with Elvenkind's company strategy (its original intent was to place my font development work in that company, but it has also been used as the company behind organizing the ConTeXt Epen meeting in 2007, for example). For the development of luatex and metapost, I do not expect that much to change compared to the current situation: Hans and I will continue to write funding proposals and we hope that enough of those will be granted so that I can keep that development work going much like it is. (about a 50% commitment working on these two programs in an average working week). However, for ConTeXT and other TeX-related things, the situation is a bit more problematic. Pragma ADE does not have money to fund any projects, even if I managed to find something to excite Hans that he couldn't do faster himself ;). To find the missing source of income, I intend to start giving commercial ConTeXt courses and I plan to start selling manuals via lulu. Perhaps there is a bit of consultancy that can be found as well, and I will try to regain some of my old mathematical typesetting clients. But I fear that even all of that together will generate enough income for me to continue developing modules and offering help for free. Therefore, the planned bib module replacement will be released as commercial software, and support for other ConTeXT stuff (like the current bib module) will become a paid service. Probably via a subscription website, that will (for example) also host my release notes. I am brooding on other ConTeXt module ideas that people may be willing to pay for, and I will finish the font projects that are still on my disk for sale via my website. This April (until around BachoTeX) I will still be busy preparing the luatex and metapost binaries for the TeXlive 2009 deadline, but after that I will likely drop offline for a while, creating the Bittext website ( http://www.bittext.com ) and figuring out things like how to be on the receiving end of Lulu and PayPal. Well, that is about all I wanted to say right now. I am quite apprehensive about how this news will fall in the ConTeXT community, but I see no other way. And I must admit that at the same time I am quite excited about being "in control of my own destiny", as they say! Best wishes to all of you, Taco ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
