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