Re: Org mode and Emacs (was: Convert README.org to plain text README while installing package)

[Christopher Dimech]

> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2022 at 10:38 AM
> From: "Richard Stallman" <rms@gnu.org>
> To: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz@gnu.org>
> Cc: theophilusx@gmail.com, yantar92@gmail.com, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, 
> acm@muc.de, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: Org mode and Emacs (was: Convert README.org to plain text README 
> while installing package)
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>   > > some relating to org, some relating to the fact I'm not convinced there
>   > > is a need to replace texinfo, especially given that in some areas, I
>   > > think texinfo is more feature rich and consistent and some relating to 
> the feeling I have
>   > > that the result is hard to justify given the amount of work it would
>   > > require.
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> Why replace Texinfo?  Because it has some tricky syntax which it
> inherits directly from TeX.  And some syntax which is cumbersome,
> again imposed directly by TeX.
>
> Nowadays nobody can maintain the TeX-based part which is used to
> generate printed manuals.
>

Correct.  You got to move on beyond tex no matter the amount of work.

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