On 05/18/2018 07:56 AM, Pavel Sanda wrote: > Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: >> Another possibility is to abandon the bundle installer and tell people >> they need to install a TeX distribution (and here are some links....) >> before installing LyX. > Maybe the best option initially is it to keep it as simple as possible. I am > not sure how much rewarding is it for you in the long term to care about > possible issues with LaTeX distribution.
Yes, that's more an issue for later. > If someone else joins the party, he can start doing it later (though somewhat > ironically your attempt to make the installers on your own prevents folks > like that to appear. I think ppl usually needs some itch to start new > enterprise and when some sort of installer is already available, well... ;) I thought about that. I'm intending, once this has been released, to raise some questions about how to proceed. E.g., posting a message to lyx-users, and maybe on the website, asking for help. In light of.... > What could help is some wiki page clearly explaining steps how to create > the current installer, so the initial learning curve is easy and potential > contributor does not need to reinvent the wheel like you did now. ...the time commitment won't be that great, and I'm happy to provide backup and help to figure out whatever issues might arise. We may also need to figure out what to do about the doucmentation and the translations, which Uwe largely handles. I'm not quite sure what his status is at this point. Riki
