[Texmacs-dev] Free Software needs Free Documentation

[martin-kemp]

> 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.

I will also see what I can do and ask a few friends.

Felicitations

> From: TeXmacs <texmacs@lix.polytechnique.fr>
> To: texmacs-dev@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: [Texmacs-dev] Free Software needs Free Documentation
> Date: 19/06/2021 23:57:54 Europe/Paris
>
> 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
>
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