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Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 17:50:23 +1100
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I for one consider a change like this to be inevitable.
(I just didn't want to be the first one to say so.)

But the question then arises:  why e-TeX?  Why not Omega, an
e-TeX/Omega hybrid, . . . ?

We could argue about which is `closest' to TeX (passes the TRIP test
and/or some other measures) but for LaTeX, why not go as far away as
possible?  If we are calling it LaTeX 3 and even _considering_
changing the underlying program, why not pick one (whether it exists
right now or _could_ exist once we decide exactly what we want) that
addresses most/all of the issues raised by all the years of experience
with the current LaTeX implementation?

I can think of good arguments for both extremes; this question seems
to be more political than technical.

Richard.

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Richard Walker                         [log in to unmask]
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