Hi Rich, On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 8:57 AM, Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, 24 Feb 2013, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > >> Do you just mean compile .lyx files on the cloud? Or do you mean a >> complete LyX editor in a web browser? Is the idea that this would be >> useful if you don't want to install anything on your computer or if you >> want to be able to work from any computer (e.g. at the library)? But for >> this one could just ssh with X into a computer that has LyX, no? > > > Scott, > > I and a collaborator (who is new to LaTeX) could both work on the same > document. I did not propose the LyX version but asked if anyone has > experience with this LaTeX-sharing tool for collabortive writing using > LaTeX. The alternatives are sending the .tex or .lyx file back and forth or > keeping it in a subversion (or git) repository and each checking out the > latest version.
Thanks for the explanation. If your collaborator is new to LaTeX, he/she might also be new to Git which also has a learning curve so I can see how this alternative would indeed be easier. > The 'cloud' is just the latest idea to generate business by those who have > spare room on file servers and untilled bandwidth available. Regardless of > whether a lyx version is attempted I (and perhaps others) would like to > learn of the experiences of those who have used the LaTeX version. Makes sense. Thanks for sharing. Scott
