Re: Future of MiKTeX

So far no one has answered the original question of this thread

> Is there a future for MiKTeX or do we all have to migrate to TeXLive?

I guess the answer is no, there is no future for MiKTeX, and yes, everyone
has to migrate to TeXLive.  Is that  correct?.

best, Colin

On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 9:53 AM, ComFreek <[email protected]> wrote:

> There is a way to use fonts in a portable way.
> It makes use of the PortableApps.com platform, other programs might also
> exist. (I am in no way affiliated with the product - I just use it
> personally very often.)
>
> 1. Download the PortableApps.com platform: http://portableapps.com/
> 2. Create the following folder (I chose G/my flash drive as my root
> folder of the PortableApps installation):
> G:\PortableApps\PortableApps.com\Data\Fonts
> 3. Copy and paste your font files in there.
> 4. Restart the PortableApps.com platform (i.e. restart the "Start"
> application/the "start menu") or just unplug your flash drive.
> 5. Restart all applications which are supposed to have access to the
> font files.
>
> The only "annoying" step is to remember that you have to start the
> PortableApps.com platform before you start any applications planned to
> make use of the font files.
>
> I used it for Adobe InDesign and Inkscape. I haven't tested LaTeX yet.
>
>
> Not long ago I found a way of providing local font files There is a way
> Am 24.10.2014 um 12:49 schrieb George N. White III:
> > On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 7:57 PM, Dr. Dietrich Grau <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Dear list members and friends of MiKTeX
> >>
> >> 1)    MiKTeX 2.9 bugfixing ends 12/31/2014, that is in two months
> >>
> >> 2)    MiKTeX 3.0: so far no release date and a roadmap that contains not
> >> even one point for Windows user
> >>
> >> 3)    Until now MiKTeX has only LuaTeX beta-0.76.0-2013062821 (rev 4627)
> >> whereas TeXLive 2014 has already since months beta-0.79.1-20140329 (rev
> >> 4971)
> >>
> >> Can anybody ask my question: Is there a future for MiKTeX or do we all
> have
> >> to migrate to TeXLive?
> >>
> > Are you interested in LuaTeX because you want to use "System" fonts?
> >
> > There is a long history of TeX systems (Y&Y TeX, emTeX, 4allTeX, fpTeX,
> > ...)
> > that were very useful but proved unsustainable over the long run because
> > they were trapped by dependencies on API's that didn't last.
> >
> > Where I work we have both MiKTeX and TeX Live (TL).  The biggest problem
> > for
> > Windows users has been increasingly restrictive limitations on
> > administrative
> > access by users, making it difficult to manage any TeX installation on
> > Windows.
> > We also have  Apple OS X systems with MacTeX, which is based on TL.
> > This means it is possible to have Windows binaries of TeX Live on a
> network
> > drive accessible to Windows, but managed using OS X.  The same can be
> > done using Linux.
> >
> > With our Windows corporate policy, users to\\are no longer able to
> install
> > "System" fonts to be used with apps such as Adobe Illustrator as well as
> > LaTeX.  OS X and linux allow each user to install "personal" fonts
> without
> > the requirement for "admin" privileges.
> >
> > At present, many users in large organizations are unable to install
> > "System"
> > fonts.  Until Windows includes a way to install "personal" fonts, users
> who
> > require extra fonts have to use linux or OS X (and if they need fonts in
> > LaTeX
> > and Adobe apps, only OS X).  That leaves MiKTeX for individual users who
> > administer their own systems, which may not be a large enough base to
> > support future development.  Because much of the work needed to maintain
> > TL helps users on all supported platforms, Windows users who administer
> > their own systems can benefit, but will also suffer a) from the
> compromises
> > needed
> > by TL to support a range of platforms using mainly non-proprietary
> > cross-platform
> > API's and b) from problems specific to Windows that go undetected due to
> the
> > limited user base.
> >
>
>
>
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