From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "S. Champailler" Subject: Re: General advice beyond Org Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 09:12:42 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <441378060.337754.1526627562985@webmail.appsuite.proximus.be> References: <7dc580d0ea76c21328dc586ffadb5499@openmail.cc> Reply-To: "S. Champailler" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <7dc580d0ea76c21328dc586ffadb5499@openmail.cc> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" To: edgar@openmail.cc, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: emacs-orgmode.gnu.org Be aware that free software is politcally loaded. It's just not a matter of= having the right or best tools, it' sometimes a question of ideal, that is= something that is *very* hard to negociate about... Moreover, if the people you work with use, say Word, it's pretty tough to b= ring in, say Latex. Because you'll disrupt the organisation of the team. In the case of emacs, though, things are easier : it's made to work with te= xt files and that is quite compatible with any other proprietary software. = You won't affect anybody's job with that. Here at my job, I don't control any of the software I use (I have to use Or= acle, Windows, Skype), but I can choose the software that *I* use for mysel= f. So it's a balance. Changing other's mind, or methods is super hard, what you experience is jus= t the normal. It'd be nice to know why your advisor rejects free software e= quivalents (lack of features ? fear of legal battles ? organisational ...) Stefan > Le 18 mai 2018 =C3=A0 02:28, edgar@openmail.cc a =C3=A9crit : >=20 >=20 > Hello, >=20 > _I_ need help. I am in graduate school, and I keep having issues with my= =20 > advisor for my strong inclination to use free software. I am obviously=20 > not in position to refuse, but she dislikes to have discussions about=20 > it. She pays a stipend to me every month, and my tuition is waved. >=20 > Is anyone here aware of a place where they do computational human=20 > biomechanics, mechanics, materials or finite elements where I could=20 > interact with free software? (having github, LaTeX, Python, etc.; avoid= =20 > Micro$oft products, Matlab, Mathematica, etc.). Is there no place where= =20 > one can simply use free software on a daily basis? >=20 > It seems from her comments that I am, otherwise, a good researcher. She= =20 > is a nice person, but I fear that this may become an issue in the future= =20 > for me (whether with her or other people). >=20 > As a student or junior faculty, how do you go about this? Do you just=20 > nod and wave your freedom good bye? >=20 > Thank you! (I will post this in other fora as well; don't let that to=20 > discourage you from answering, please). >=20 > ------------------------------------------------- >=20 > ONLY AT VFEmail! - Use our Metadata Mitigator to keep your email out of t= he NSA's hands! > $24.95 ONETIME Lifetime accounts with Privacy Features! =20 > 15GB disk! No bandwidth quotas! > Commercial and Bulk Mail Options! =20 >