Received: from mail.proteosys.com ([62.225.9.49]) by nummer-3.proteosys with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Mon, 6 Jan 2003 11:11:02 +0100 Received: by mail.proteosys.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h06AB06C012021 for ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 11:11:01 +0100 Received: from listserv.uni-heidelberg.de (listserv.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.100.27]) by relay.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id h06A07EV012437; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 11:00:07 +0100 (MET) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C2B56B.EA7D3F00" Received: from listserv (listserv.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.100.27]) by listserv.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.2/8.12.2/SuSE Linux 0.6) with ESMTP id h064ACWe008642; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:53:37 +0100 Received: from LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE by LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8d) with spool id 5089 for LATEX-L@LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:53:36 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Received: from relay2.uni-heidelberg.de (relay2.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.210.211]) by listserv.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.2/8.12.2/SuSE Linux 0.6) with ESMTP id h069haTk009790 for ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:43:36 +0100 Received: from mailout01.sul.t-online.com (mailout01.sul.t-online.com [194.25.134.80]) by relay2.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id h069o4wO003514 for ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:50:04 +0100 (MET) Received: from fwd05.sul.t-online.de by mailout01.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 18VTtT-0006WK-04; Mon, 06 Jan 2003 10:50:03 +0100 Received: from localhost.localdomain (520018396234-0001@[217.80.157.144]) by fmrl05.sul.t-online.com with esmtp id 18VTtG-0e8reyC; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:49:50 +0100 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id h069nmEp018619 for ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:49:49 +0100 Received: (from dak@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id h069nixM018615; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:49:44 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20030106093204.GC15713@artcom8.artcom-gmbh.de> Lines: 20 References: <20030106093204.GC15713@artcom8.artcom-gmbh.de> Return-Path: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Jan 2003 10:11:02.0845 (UTC) FILETIME=[EAFE2ED0:01C2B56B] X-Sender: 520018396234-0001@t-dialin.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.28 (www . roaringpenguin . com / mimedefang) X-Spam-Score: -2.8 () IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,SPAM_PHRASE_00_01,USER_AGENT,USER_AGENT_GNUS_UA Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: Re: Proposed change of policy Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:49:42 +0100 Message-ID: A X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Re: Proposed change of policy Thread-Index: AcK1a+sVj5W6QJ2+S4Wsu5/kvMIhJg== From: "David Kastrup" To: Reply-To: "Mailing list for the LaTeX3 project" Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4394 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2B56B.EA7D3F00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Martin Schroeder writes: > On 2003-01-04 13:57:55 +0100, David Kastrup wrote: > > The format/executable combination that distribution vendors are to = use > > for the executables named `latex' and `pdflatex' is to be eTeX, > > respectively PDFeTeX. For those that want to test out compatibility > > I doubt that this will happen for LaTeX, as this is very frozen > now. LaTeX3 will run on Omega, and Omega will incorporate the > best of eTeX. :-) I am not talking about what will happen in 10 years of time. I am talking about what is crippling LaTeX development right now. In contrast to a change to Omega, a change to e-TeX will not disturb any existing styles and operation. e-TeX is stable and has been available for years. Omega isn't stable, isn't documented properly and still in constant flux. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2B56B.EA7D3F00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: Proposed change of policy

        Martin = Schroeder <martin@ONEIROS.DE> writes:

> On 2003-01-04 13:57:55 +0100, David Kastrup = wrote:
> > The format/executable combination that = distribution vendors are to use
> > for the executables named `latex' and = `pdflatex' is to be eTeX,
> > respectively PDFeTeX.  For those that = want to test out compatibility
>
> I doubt that this will happen for LaTeX, as this = is very frozen
> now. LaTeX3 will run on Omega, and Omega will = incorporate the
> best of eTeX. :-)

I am not talking about what will happen in 10 years of = time.  I am
talking about what is crippling LaTeX development = right now.  In
contrast to a change to Omega, a change to e-TeX will = not disturb any
existing styles and operation.  e-TeX is stable = and has been available
for years.  Omega isn't stable, isn't documented = properly and still
in constant flux.

--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum

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