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That's an interesting note, but it makes sense.
Thank you.

Really? I always thought that if you write a software program using GPL components, you would have to publish your source code and use the GPL for your program as well. Where is the difference?

I took a look at the classicthesis package, which is really beautiful. But I am not sure about the consequences of it beeing published under the GPL. Does that mean I have to make all may TeX-files freely available when writing my thesis? That would be kind of strange.

Yes, of course you are right, that the layout should not distract from the content, but nevertheless a nicely formatted document is more enjoyable to read than a boring one.

Thank you for the links. Too bad that they did not post a pdf example for all the different styles.

Hi,

I am about to start writing my PhD thesis and I am looking for a fancy LaTeX stylesheets.
Is there any website where different stylesheets are compared and made available for download?
I tried to search the web, but most stylesheets I found simply added minor changes to the header or footer and ...