Hans Aberg writes: > The idea of an ISO LaTeX is in fact not very good because the standard must > be charged to pay for the salaries of the ISO bureaucrats. It means that this is true, but not universal (see DSSSL). still, ISO standards are a good thing, because they have *some* credibility for independence, editing, and longevity. I'd rather have an ISO standard than a W3C one, since + the membership of W3C entirely depends on companies buying their way in + the membership is largely US-based + their standards of writing and editing are lax + they change the things as it suits them + would _you_ trust people with hair that long :-} sebastian