> has mentioned one very eminent "cathedral product", > namely tex itself. TeX is more ``tablets of stone handed down'', rather than something ``centrally maintained in a Cathedral''. The question is how best to let latex develop. TeXs model of no development at all, and don't fix any bugs if you can conceivably get away with calling them a feature is not one that really appeals. That is not to criticise DEK (much:-) he has after all a book or two to write, and does encourage the developments of non-texs like pdftex. David PS > Of course Linus is much kinder than Them. so how often has Linus given you a lift to the airport?