Robin, > i think you're missing javier's point: he was comparing "modifying > latex" (easy) to "modifying python-the-executable", which (i would > assume) _does_ require some kind of programming experience, since > little of it will be written in python itself... Thanks... > i don't believe the point is particularly strong, Nor do I, but then one could compare how many people is trying to change the TeX executable (a score), and how many people is trying to create their own class (which is a FAQ). If we say "Hey!, guys, you can modify freely the book class" the question about how to create a class won't be a FAQ any longer... because people will modify book directly. This is the meaning of my "every user is potentially a developer" because in LaTeX the concepts of "user" and "developer" are not so clearly separated as they could be in Linux, Python or PageMaker (in fact, many LaTeX users are programming without being conscious of it and without being actual programmers). Javier