2013/10/24 Ken Springe > > Not professional ? Right, don't use it then. >> > > Not sure how you feel, so no reply.
He's serious, and so am I: if you want "professional" software and think LyX is not professional (or if it does not fit your needs for other reasons), don't use it. Sine ira et studio. That's a perfectly sane decision. The difference between commercial software and open source projects is that the former produces software for "the market" and gets money for a living of it (which results in some obligations towards the paying users), while the latter produce software for themselves (the open source group, while non-active users can use the software as a benefit). I devote my (rare) free time to LyX development to get a good product for myself. Nothing else. Of course I listen to users wishes (and I think people on this list can acknowledge that all of "us" do), but I only take them up if I find them interesting enough to devote my (spare) free time or if I need the feature myself. I think nobody can expect more from me. This is how I came into LyX development, as a complete programming novice: I wanted some things to change, and no one took it up, so I did myself. So if you think that "we" want LyX to be commercially widespread or successful, you misunderstood us (and the whole open source movement). Everybody certainly has individual motives, but for many developers (including me), "success" does not mean "rule the world" or "kick out program X from the market" (I do not care at all for this kind of "goal"), but: attract more developers, make the application as YOU want it, have fun, learn something. So if you think LyX is not the right tool for you, use something else. I could not care less, really. Jürgen
