Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Sun, 16 Feb 2020 13:13:55 +0000
From:      Norman Gray <Norman.Gray@glasgow.ac.uk>
To:        "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Technological advantages over Linux
Message-ID:  <1952483A-3C1F-44C6-A558-311699E06D02@glasgow.ac.uk>
In-Reply-To: <20200216073823.498be8f2@scorpio>
References:  <20200214121620.GA80657@admin.sibptus.ru> <CAHieY7Ss0SftTD6S%2Bk2OkX-PinTwzEXGQwz1twmwZ5ZMndpc%2Bg@mail.gmail.com> <1848571509.3253011.1581719423989@mail.yahoo.com> <20200215195303.464e585a.freebsd@edvax.de> <20200215202033.6c856b8f7639b304d96e68ce@sohara.org> <20200215215825.5d3c9a1a@archlinux> <20200215211542.e8cc2827fc4664ea4bcad918@sohara.org> <20200215223449.355a9ac9@archlinux> <20200215223649.40196f37@archlinux> <20200215232623.7995b06e@archlinux> <20200215231508.ca17067a03bc9c71840c38ee@sohara.org> <20200216073823.498be8f2@scorpio>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help

Jerry and all, hello.

On 16 Feb 2020, at 12:38, Jerry wrote:

> The largest document I have tried using with a current version of MS
> Word is only approximately 400 pages. Many times I will write
> documents via LaTeX and create a PDF file. Unfortunately, because so
> much of my work has to be shared among several users, and LaTeX does
> not offer a suitable way of having a multitude of users edit a=20
> document
> for review, with each edit being kept isolated from the final
> document, I usually have to write the document with MS Word. I guess=20
> it
> all depends on your audience.

It's a tangent to this tangent, but depending on that audience it might=20
be worth at least a glance at <https://www.overleaf.com>, which is a=20
collaborative hosted LaTeX environment.  Overleaf handles the=20
collaboration and change-tracking part, and  means that collaborators=20
don't have to have LaTeX installed locally.  They have to have some=20
awareness of LaTeX syntax; but if they're contributing text rather than=20
structure that may not be a huge problem.

I've only used Overleaf very lightly myself, but I have colleagues in=20
highly collaborative environments who swear by it, using both the free=20
and paid-for plans (both personal and site-licence accounts, in the=20
latter case).

Best wishes,

Norman


--=20
Norman Gray  :  https://nxg.me.uk
SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, UK



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?1952483A-3C1F-44C6-A558-311699E06D02>