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Date:         Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:57:36 +0100
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From: Frank Mittelbach <frank.mittelbach@LATEX-PROJECT.ORG>
Subject: Re: latex project ftp.html web page
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Karl,

agree with all your comments except perhaps tetex. rather than deleting it it
might be worth pointing out that it does exist and is still distributed as
part of some linux distributions (eg suse last time I looked) and it is best
replaced by ...

frank

 > I don't know who maintains the latex-project.org web site, but I'm
 > guessing they are on this list ...
 > 
 > On http://www.latex-project.org/ftp.html, under the "LaTeX as part of a
 > TeX distribution" section, some updates would be highly desirable:
 > 
 > 
 > 1) I'm uncomfortable with (even though I think I wrote it originally :):
 >   TeX Live is by common consensus the single easiest way
 > I request:
 >   TeX Live is an easy way
 > 
 > 
 > 2) Under "Unix, Linux":
 >         * teTeX is a complete TeX distribution for UNIX compatible
 >         systems, maintained by Thomas Esser.
 >         
 > But teTeX is no longer maintained.  I suggest replacing this item with
 > "Please see TeX Live above."
 > 
 > 
 > 3) Under "MacOS X":
 >        * MacTeX is a new TeX distribution for MacOS X, based on gwTeX by
 >        Gerben Wierda and XeTeX. There's a concise gwTeX installation
 >        guide by Will Robertson.
 > 
 > Most of this has changed (not new, not based on gwTeX, Will's page is no
 > longer active).  New text:
 > 
 > * MacTeX is a TeX distribution for MacOS X; it is TeX Live with 
 >   the addition of a native Mac installer and some Mac-specific programs.
 > 
 > 
 > 4) Under "Windows":
 >        * XEmTeX is an integrated TeX distribution for 32-bit Windows systems
 >        maintained by Fabrice Popineau. 
 > 
 > The link for XEmTeX leads nowhere useful.  As far as I know Fabrice
 > has never made a production release, unfortunately, so I suggest
 > simply deleting this item.
 > 
 > 
 > Thanks,
 > Karl
 >