Re: Convert README.org to plain text README while installing package

[Po Lu]

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> writes:

> Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de> writes:
>
>> Hello, Stefan.
>
> Hi,
>
>>> I think we should actively encourage using it for most types of
>>> documentation, certainly for README type files.
>>
>> I disagree entirely with you.  Org mode is highly complicated, obscure
>> (I've never managed to get a feel for what it does), and difficult to
>> learn (I've never managed it).  A text file is far easier to read for
>> those not familiar with org.  We're talking about READMEs here.  They're
>> typically 20 to 100 lines long.  A text file is ideal for these.
>
> 1+. README is a text file which is consulted in order to get information
> about the related software. There's no rule to visit it by Emacs only.
>
> Best regards, Michael.

Hear, hear!

It also takes a relatively long time to load Org mode, so opening a
README.org-type file for the first time will always cause an annoying
pause.