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Hans Aberg <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:50:15 +0100
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At 21:25 +0100 2001/02/11, Frank Mittelbach wrote:
>if you look at it from the point of available successors:
>
> - etex is stable but the features are far too internal to make a convincing
>   argument for people to switch to a version
...
> - pdftex has a (potential) maintenance problem (and also lacks the features
...
> - omega is or was up to now too unstable in its features, ie far too much
>   evolving to base LaTeX on it and also lacks above features...

Meta reasoning from the impression of TeX I get, developed as a series
smart, but quick features lacking true generality and depth, I surmise that
any attempt in developing a TeX successor by enhancing it will fail.

  Hans Aberg

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