Re: [tdf-discuss] LibO roadmap?

Le 2010-10-16 22:35, Jon Hamkins a écrit :
> On 10/16/2010 12:33 PM, Marc Paré wrote:
> > Le 2010-10-16 15:29, j.martin.pedersen a écrit :
> >
> > > I will subscribe and attempt to find time to contribute.
> > >
> > > -martin
> >
> > Thanks, you are exactly the academic type of person I would be
> > interested in having opinions in the marketing section. We need to hear
> > more about academic use of LibO, advantages and drawbacks.
>
> Note that Martin was referring to humanities and social science
> academics. My experience in engineering and science is slightly
> different. There is significant usage of LaTeX at many engineering
> universities (I hadn't heard of anyone at my university attempting a
> technical thesis using something else), and LaTeX uses BibTeX to
> organize references. There are various open source bibliography
> reference managers for BibTeX -- I've heard good things about Jab Ref. I
> believe EndNote can export to BibTeX format, but I don't know about the
> other direction. Most people I knew simply managed a BibTeX database
> directly.
>
> I think LibO could gain significant traction with the university crowd
> if there were any kind of robust interaction with either LaTeX or
> BibTeX. I know there is the OOoLaTeX extension, but its capabilities are
> quite limited compared to using LaTeX directly. The advantage of LibO is
> that it is much easier to learn and produce something without a lot of
> training.
>
> ----Jon

Hi Jon

Thanks for the note. Yes, it does sound that different tools are needed 
depending on the field of study. There should almost be a mailist 
dedicated to LibO use for academia where we could collect the data 
needed to make LibO a great tool for academia. IMHO, LibO satisfies quie 
well in the educational arena, however it does fail somewhat for the 
needs of academia. Yes, I have found that in many instances complaints 
of failings in providing solid bibliographic support from professors who 
had tried OOo.

I think from a marketing point of view, these are areas where we should 
perhaps try to improve and involve devs who would be interested in these 
areas.

Not sure what to do about this information. Should this be information 
be collected in the Marketing list?

Suggestions anyone?

Marc




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