Chapter 1 Before you arrive...
Authoring in PreTeXt requires nothing more than a wifi connection and GitHub account. GitHub users also can share their content for free on GitHub Pages!
Wifi will be available in our room at the JMM, so each participant will only need to bring their laptop. No installation of software is required
Section 1.1 Setting up your GitHub account
To create a GitHub account, follow the instructions on GitHub's signup page. 1
Be sure to note your GitHub username and password in your password manager (or however you usually keep track of login credentials) so you can log in again at the Joint Mathematics Meetings.
Section 1.2 Apply for your GitHub Education discount
Educators and non-profit researchers can get many of GitHub's paid features for free.
Apply at Education.GitHub.com 1 to unlock these features (in our experience, applications are usually processed quickly for
.edu email addresses).Section 1.3 And that's it!
Even just a couple months ago, the process to get started writing PreTeXt involved several more steps. (Raise your hand if you don't care what a “PATH variable” is!)
The community is streamlining this experience daily, and we look forward to sharing how easy writing in PreTeXt is when we meet you at the JMM!
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