Re: Appreciation / Financial support

[Tim McNamara]

On Jun 12, 2012, at 1:28 AM, Janek Warchoł wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 3:45 AM, Tim McNamara <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Let me respond as a musician rather than as a programmer, because I am the 
>> first and I am not the second.  A lot of the syntax of Lilypond makes little 
>> sense except perhaps to people used to coding.  If you're a musician, the 
>> first months of trying to use Lilypond can be little more than an exercise 
>> in frustration.  There are several reasons for this, including: [..]
> 
> Do you know about GLISS
> (http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.15/Documentation/contributor-big-page#grand-lilypond-input-syntax-standardization-_0028gliss_0029)?
> It's planned for this summer (never mind obsolete dates in
> Contributors' Guide), and it may help with many of your (valid)
> concerns.  I hope that you'll help by participating in (maybe
> organizing some?) discussions.

Thank you, Jaenk. I had heard a bit about GLISS but had not paid close 
attention.  I will read up on it.

> Btw, have you read my articles in previous LilyPond Report?
> http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25#lilypond_s_future
> http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25#working_with_lilypond_a_personal_experience

I have not been consistent with reading the LP Report, so I will read up on 
that too.

Tim