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Re: [Groff] [Heirloom] Generating doc/ files
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Dale Snell |
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Re: [Groff] [Heirloom] Generating doc/ files |
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Wed, 27 Aug 2014 15:39:23 -0700 |
On Wed, 27 Aug 2014 18:04:27 -0400
Doug McIlroy <address@hidden> wrote:
> Groff is open source. A conscientious author will strive
> to make source--the whole source including documentation--as
> easily portable as possible. Documentation created in the back
> room and distributed only in PDF is the antithesis of open.
I quite agree.
> I hope "Linux Libertine" is a joke that I don't happen to
> understand.
Linux Libertine is the name of a free/open typeface. Whether the name
was a deliberate joke or not I do not know. Possibly someone forgot to
look up "libertine" in the dictionary?
--Dale
--
"The attitude of 'Oh, you want it should work? That costs extra!'
is the biggest security hole in computer software today."
-- Anon., paraphrased (anybody know the real source?)
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