> On Wednesday 16 November 2011 03:51:01 pm Timothy Pearson wrote: >> I would definitely encourage the usage of an open format flat file (or >> files), such as fodt or some sort of Latex format, in the GIT >> repository. >> This would greatly simplify differences between versions (if needed), >> and >> thereby make it easier for those without write access to GIT to jump in, >> edit the document, and submit a patch with their additions. > > Not everybody will have a Latex editor at the ready. I don't know what > fodt > is. Most people will have an ODT-compatible editor such as LibreOffice or > AbiWord (I think even MS Office can read/save ODT files since their 2007 > edition). fodt is the Flat ODT format, which OpenOffice/LibreOffice can read and write natively. The advantage over ODT is that it is not a binary blob, so it doesn't take up massive amounts of space in our SCM, and patches can be made/applied (this is important in a collaborative environment outside of something like Etherpad). Tim