Linux Users of Victoria, Inc.

* Jason White, Writing and Typesetting Documents in Linux, Or: The Tools which I Used to Write my Thesis
* Wen Lin, Advanced Word Processing with LibreOffice

Jason White, Writing and Typesetting Documents in Linux, Or: The Tools which I Used to Write my Thesis

Abstract

Linux has long offered a compelling environment in which to write documents, ranging from the small scale (a CV, for instance), to the large scale (a book or thesis).

In this introductory talk I describe the writing and typesetting tools which I use regularly. These include Emacs (with AUCTeX mode), LaTeX for document markup and typesetting, BibLaTeX for managing citations, and Git for revision control.

Bio

Jason is an accessibility specialist, a long-term Linux enthusiast, a supporter of justice and human rights, a researcher in philosophy, a law school graduate and, as of August last year, a Ph.D. graduate. His thesis explores fundamental issues arising from Robert Brandom's inferentialist semantics. It therefore contributes to a foundational field of research into theories of meaning which has value not just in its own right, but implications for other areas of inquiry as well.

* Wen Lin, Advanced Word Processing with LibreOffice

Abstract

From stylesheets, to headless options, LibreOffice has a great deal of intermediate and advanced options that you may not be aware of.

Bio

Wen is a committee member of LUV who has presented at Beginner's Workshops, BarCamp, and regional chapters on the advantages of using LibreOffice.