Re: [Texmacs-dev] Free Software needs Free Documentation

[TeXmacs]

On Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 09:36:23PM +0000, Giovanni Piredda wrote:
> Am 19.06.2021 um 23:33 schrieb TeXmacs:
> >On Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 09:26:02PM +0000, Giovanni Piredda wrote:
> >>Am 19.06.2021 um 23:19 schrieb TeXmacs:
> >>>Publishers should at least accept Pdfs.  Even ArXiv does not!
> >>Reading from https://arxiv.org/help/submit_pdf, it does, except for
> >>pdf files generated using LaTeX or TeX
> >Yes, but if you try and submit a paper that was written using TeXmacs,
> >then they claim that it was written with LaTeX.
> >We reported this problem many times and they refused to fix it.
> >
> >So https://arxiv.org/help/submit_pdf is basically a gross lie.
> >
> The issue is important, and I would try to work it out through
> diplomatic channels ;-) that is, find out who can help you to reach
> people that can influence things.

Well, we contacted ArXiv several times in a polite and diplomatic way.
But if you can be more effective than we have been so far,
then that would be a very welcome contribution indeed.
This issue is indeed a major pain.

Best wishes, --Joris