I've added some yet unmentioned articles about LyX to the "In the press" page,
and while I was at it, I have also ordered and structured that page a bit.
OK to apply?
Jürgen
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- <h3>Press about LyX</h3>
-
<p>
LyX has been mentioned in both the real world written press, and
in the electronic press. This page is intended to be a scrap-book
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<ul>
- <li>A <a href="http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/3871/1/";>
- Linux Planet</a> article covering LyX, and featuring short interviews
- with LyX developers.</li>
+ <li><a href="http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/February2005/article368.shtml";>
+ Gerrit Renker: Professional Tex(t) Authoring with LyX</a>.<br />
+ <em>LinuxFocus, February 2005</em>.<br />
+ Describes how to install and use LyX. The conclusion of the article states that:
+ <em>Certainly, if you only have to write your shopping list or a two-paragraph memo,
+ using LyX is somehow overkill. But if you are looking at texts of more than 500
+ words where working with structure and crossreferences is a must, you can expect
+ a serious degree of work relief from LyX.</em></li>
+
+ <li><a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/09/15/1345248";>
+ Dave Fancella: Hot LyX</a><br />
+ <em>NewsForge, September 22, 2004</em>.<br />
+ A review of LyX 1.3. The author concludes: <em>LyX's primary benefit is that it takes the
+ work of typesetting completely out of your hands. Since I spend a lot of time writing
+ without knowing what the target format will be, I found LyX to be exactly the right tool
+ at the right time for me. [...] Just as when I switched to Linux, I'm looking back and
+ thinking, "Why did I waste my time with that other stuff?"</em>
+ </li>
+
+ <li><a href="http://www.troubleshooters.com/lpm/200210/200210.htm";>
+ Steve Litt: LyX Quickstart</a><br />
+ <em>Linux Productivity Magazine, Volume 1 Issue 3, October 2002</em>.</li>
+
+ <li><a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/1355";>
+ Tom Mrak: WYSIWYM (What You See Is What You Mean)</a><br />
+ <em>Linux Journal Online, April 14, 2002</em>.<br />
+ The author concludes: <em>LyX makes the creation of documents easier, quicker and,
+ in some ways, fun.</em></li>
+
+ <li><a href="http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/3871/1/";>
+ Brian Proffit: The StartX Files: Learning the Ways of LyX. Lessons in the Circle of Life</a>.<br />
+ <em>Linux Planet, October 30, 2001</em>.<br />
+ Covers LyX, and featuring short interviews with LyX developers.</li>
- <li>BSD today
- <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010331185308/http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/March/Features436.html";>
- has investigated LyX</a>, and its conclusion says: <em>If you do
+ <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010331185308/http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/March/Features436.html";>
+ Ralph Krause: LyX – The Document Processor</a>.<br />
+ <em>BSD today, March 13, 2001</em>.<br />
+ A review of LyX. Its conclusion says: <em>If you do
most of your writing to be printed and are tired of spending
more time tweaking the your layout instead of your words, you
- may find LyX to be just what you are looking for.</em><p>
+ may find LyX to be just what you are looking for.</em><br />
They also give an introduction to <a
href="http://web.archive.org/web/20011219052526/http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/September/Features555.html";>
- writing books</a>.</p></li>
-
- <li>The english <a
- href="http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/";>LinuxUser</a> paper magazine
- had a column on LyX in its February 2001 issue, which is now
- <a href="http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/images/stories/pdf/lu7-Soapbox-See_what_you_mean.pdf";>online</a>.</li>
+ writing books</a>.</li>
- <li><a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/newbies/newb020.html";>This article</a>
- is a nice introduction about (La)TeX and (as many of these
+ <li><a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/newbies/newb020.html";>
+ Gene Wilburn: Linux for Newbies, pt. 20: Document Processing</a>.<br />
+ <em>The Computer Paper, March 2001</em>.<br />
+ This article is a nice introduction about (La)TeX and (as many of these
articles), ends telling that LyX is what you want if LaTeX
frightens you.</li>
- <li>In the article (in french)
- <a href="http://www.internatif.org/bortzmeyer/afterword/afterword.html";>
- After Word: l'avenir du traitement de texte</a> Stéphane
- Bortzmeyer examines the "offer" in the free software world and
- discusses what the "post-WYSIWYG" world could be. In particular,
- he mentions LyX and the need for editors geared towards
- structured documents (SMGL or XML support).</li>
-
- <li>Another very positive article on LaTeX, this time on <a
- href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2670380,00.html";>ZDNet</a>,
+ <li><a href="http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/images/stories/pdf/lu7-Soapbox-See_what_you_mean.pdf";>
+ Richard Hillesley: See what you mean</a>.<br />
+ <em>LinuxUser, February 2001</em>.<br />
+
+ <li><a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2670380,00.html";>
+ Evan Liebovitch: LaTeX: A diamond in the rough</a><br />
+ <em>ZDNet, January 3, 2001</em>.<br />
+ Another very positive article on LaTeX,
which mentions LyX: <em>"The good news is that LaTeX, like Linux,
is itself getting a friendly face. In LaTeX, as in Linux, the
addition of the GUI is an enhancement and complement to, not a
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a word processor."</em>
</li>
- <li>Rico Sanchez has written a very positive review of LyX in <a
- href="http://linuxtoday.com/developer/2000090902004OPDT";>ShowMeLinux!</a>.
- </li>
+ <li><a href="http://www.internatif.org/bortzmeyer/afterword/afterword.html";>
+ Stéphane Bortzmeyer: After Word: l'avenir du traitement de texte</a>.<br />
+ <em>www.internatif.org, January 2001</em>.<br />
+ The article (in french) examines the "offer" in the free software world and
+ discusses what the "post-WYSIWYG" world could be. In particular,
+ the author mentions LyX and the need for editors geared towards
+ structured documents (SMGL or XML support).</li>
- <li>Michael Stuzt gives an overview on LyX in his column Living Linux
- for the last week in May 2000 at oreilly.linux.com. The article is
- called:
- <a href="http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2000/05/30/LivingLinux.html";>
- LyX, the Document Processor</a>. Michael has also mentioned LyX
- earlier in
+ <li><a href="http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/lyx/";>
+ Steve Litt: Writing Self-Published Books with Lyx</a><br />
+ <em>Troubleshooters.com, 2001</em>.<br />
+ An article about LyX as well as a manual with some very useful hints.
+ </li>
+
+ <li><a href="http://linuxtoday.com/developer/2000090902004OPDT";>
+ Rico Sanchez: This Doesn't Lyx or Does It?</a><br />
+ <em>ShowMeLinux!, September 9, 2000</em>.<br />
+ A very positive review of LyX.
+ </li>
+
+ <li><a href="http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2000/05/30/LivingLinux.html";>
+ Michael Stutz: LyX, the Document Processor</a><br />
+ <em>Living Linux (oreilly.linux.com), May 30, 2000</em>.<br />
+ An overview on LyX. Michael has also mentioned LyX earlier in
<a href="http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2000/03/28/LivingLinux.html";>
Linux Word Processing Road Map</a>.
</li>
- <li>LyX user <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Antonio
- Zugaldia</a> wrote an article about LyX in issue 9 (May 2000) of the
- spanish magazine "Sólo Linux". Entitled "El procesador de textos
- LyX", it explains its usage and features for introducing LyX to
+ <li><a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Antonio
+ Zugaldia</a>: El procesador de textos LyX<br />
+ Sólo Linux, issue 9, May 2000.<br />
+ The article in the spanish magazine explains its usage and features for introducing LyX to
the spanish public.
</li>
+ <li><a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li004.html";>
+ Gene Wilburn: Linux Inside: The TeX alternative</a><br />
+ <em>The Computer Paper, November 1999</em>.<br />
+ A short article about LyX</li>
+
<li><a href="http://www.lyx.org/~jug/lyx/article.html";>
- Nabel der computerWelt</a> -
- "LyX": Blumauer arbeitet an revolutionärem Programm. An
- article about the Third International LyX Developers
+ Michael Eschgfäller: Nabel der Computerwelt –
+ "LyX": Blumauer arbeitet an revolutionärem Programm.</a><br />
+ <em>Die Zeitung am Sonntag (Bozen), August 8, 1999</em>.<br />
+ An article about the Third International LyX Developers
meeting from a local Italian newspaper. The article is
- in German.
+ in German and covers some wild information (as "LyX is the successor of LaTeX, which has
+ been developped by Matthias Ettrich"). But it's fun.
</li>
+
+ <li><a href="http://www.rockypreps.com/seebach/0418seeba.shtml";>
+ Linda Seebach: Better look out, Microsoft: Here comes free software</a><br />
+ <em>InsideDenver, April 18, 1999</em>.<br />
+ An article about Mom-ready computers. This
+ article discusses LyX among other intersting things</li>
+
+ <li><a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/1355";>
+ Ulrich Quill: Introduction to LyX</a><br />
+ <em>Linux Journal, issue 57, January 1999</em>.</li>
- <li><a href="http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue27/ayers5.html";>
- Comparing WordPerfect and LyX</a> - the Linux Gazette had an article
- about LyX and WordPerfect in the 27th issue</li>
+ <li><a href="http://www.linux-center.org/articles/9809/interview.html";>
+ Gaël Duval: a few questions to... Matthias Ettrich</a><br />
+ <em>Linux Center, September 1998</em>.<br />
+ Matthias Ettrich is the original author of LyX, and this interview contains a few
+ paragraphs about LyX</li>
+
+ <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050208153042/http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue27/ayers5.html";>
+ Larry Ayers: Comparing WordPerfect and LyX</a><br />
+ <em>Linux Gazette, issue 27, April 1998</em>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/March1998/article31.html";>
- LyX Review</a> - a review from Linux Focus, March 1998. There is also
+ Ismael Ripoll: LyX Review</a><br />
+ <em>LinuxFocus, March 1998</em>.<br />
+ There is also
a <a href="http://www.linuxfocus.org/Deutsch/March1998/article31.html";>
German translation</a> of this article available.</li>
- <li><a href="http://www.linux-center.org/articles/9809/interview.html";>
- Interview w. Matthias Ettrich</a> - Matthias Ettrich is the
- original author of LyX, and this interview contains a few
- paragraphs about LyX</li>
-
- <li><a href="http://www.rockypreps.com/seebach/0418seeba.shtml";>
- Better look out, Microsoft: Here comes free software</a> - an
- article in the InsideDenver about Mom-ready computers. This
- article discusses LyX among other intersting things</li>
-
- <li><a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li004.html";>
- Linux Inside: The TeX alternative</a> -
- TCP Online contains a short article about LyX</li>
-
<li><a href="http://www.zx81.org.uk/computing/linux/tps/lyx.html";>
- LyX - review by Stephen Darlington</a> - a review of LyX v0.12.0
- </li>
- <li><a href="http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/lyx/";>Writing Self-Published Books with Lyx</a> by Steve Litt, 2001
- </li>
- <li><a href="http://www.troubleshooters.com/lpm/200210/200210.htm";>LyX Quickstart </a> by Steve Litt, 2002
- </li>
- <li><a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/09/15/1345248";>Hot
- LyX</a> by Dave Fancella, 2004
+ Stephen Darlington: LyX 0.12.0</a><br />
+ <em>www.zx81.org.uk</em>
</li>
+
</ul>
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