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