X-VM-v5-Data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil] ["1325" "Fri" "11" "February" "1994" "14:39:35" "+0200" "Pedro Aphalo" "Pedro.Aphalo@METLA.FI" "<199402111320.AA24225@mail.cs.tu-berlin.de>" "28" "Design decisions for LaTeX" "^Date:" nil nil "2" "1994021112:39:35" "Design decisions for LaTeX" nil nil]) Return-Path: Received: from sc.ZIB-Berlin.DE (mailserv) by dagobert.ZIB-Berlin.DE (4.1/SMI-4.0/24.6.93) id AA21685; Fri, 11 Feb 94 14:21:11 +0100 Received: from mail.cs.tu-berlin.de by sc.ZIB-Berlin.DE (4.1/SMI-4.0-sc/03.06.93) id AA07807; Fri, 11 Feb 94 14:20:58 +0100 Received: from tubvm.cs.tu-berlin.de by mail.cs.tu-berlin.de with SMTP id AA24225 (5.65c8/IDA-1.4.4(mail.m4[1.12]) for <@MAIL.CS.TU-BERLIN.DE:Schoepf@SC.ZIB-BERLIN.DE>); Fri, 11 Feb 1994 14:20:54 +0100 Message-Id: <199402111320.AA24225@mail.cs.tu-berlin.de> Received: from TUBVM.CS.TU-BERLIN.DE by tubvm.cs.tu-berlin.de (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 2911; Fri, 11 Feb 94 14:19:43 +0200 Received: from VM.URZ.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE (NJE origin MAILER@DHDURZ1) by TUBVM.CS.TU-BERLIN.DE (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 2633; Fri, 11 Feb 1994 14:19:33 +0200 Received: from VM.URZ.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE (NJE origin LISTSERV@DHDURZ1) by VM.URZ.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 3690; Fri, 11 Feb 1994 13:40:13 +0000 Reply-To: Mailing list for the LaTeX3 project Date: Fri, 11 Feb 1994 14:39:35 +0200 From: Pedro Aphalo Sender: Mailing list for the LaTeX3 project To: Multiple recipients of list LATEX-L Subject: Design decisions for LaTeX Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 1541 Hi! I have been quietly reading this list for many months, and as I am not a TeXpert I haven't had much urge to post anything. Now, I have something to say about what I think we should expect of this list and the core team. (1) If we want a coherent and simple "language" final decisions should be taken by just a few people (or even a single person). In other words, the core team, or Frank. (2) The role of this list is to provide information and varied viewpoints on what and how LaTeX should evolve. If we dislike what has been done we can "suggest" improvements, not get angry and "request" changes. If we want the core team to listen to our suggestions, we have to accept their decisions even if they go against our wishes. My feelings about the LaTeX3 project before LaTeX2e were that the core team was accepting too many suggestions of changes that can be implemented as styles, packages, etc. when it would be better for them to concentrate on the core problems of LaTeX. Moreover, we are just learning how to use the few new features of LaTeX2e: How can we really know how useful they will be? Let's discuss in 1995 which changes were good and which bad, LaTeX2e is frozen except for bug fixes, and there is no point in arguing about what should have been done! A vote of support for the core team! ;-) Pedro.