On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Rob Oakes <lyx-de...@oak-tree.us> wrote:
> With that said, I had a thought. It seems that I surrounded by happy and > singing students that are applying for Google code fellowships and > otherwise > having hysterics over summer plans. While it is too late for LyX to submit > proposals this year, I wonder if trying to get Summer of Code students to > work on MS Word/LyX converters might make for a good project next year? > > That sounds like an excellent idea, although it's too late for this year. Having spent the better part of a day fighting with lyx-->word conversions, I can only dream of a bare bone converter. I cannot be a mentor either, but i'd be more than happy to help out any way I can (testing, etc.) Stefano > LyX already imports/exports to nearly every other format under the sun > (through the use of external tools, I know), it seems like an oversight to > leave out the Word processor used by most people. If you really wanted to > get fancy, you could try and convert tracked changes and comments from the > LyX system into MS Word, or vice-versa. A more robust path for document > interchange with Word users would go a *long* way to helping LyX adoption. > I have several colleagues who would love to use it, but need a better way > of > working with MS Word users. > > I'm not sure what LyX's history with Google's Summer of Code is, but if > there is any interest, I'd be happy to help with filing applications and > such. I'm not sure that I'm qualified to be a mentor, but I could be a > ruthlessly competent coordinator. > > Cheers, > > Rob Oakes > > -- __________________________________________________ Stefano Franchi Department of Philosophy Ph: (1) 979 862-2211 Texas A&M University Fax: (1) 979 845-0458 College Station, Texas, USA
