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Article #3425Re: Why troff?
From: terry
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1987 16:24
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1987 16:24
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mouse@mcgill-vision.UUCP (der Mouse) says:
>In article <765@nrcvax.UUCP>, terry@nrcvax.UUCP (Terry Grevstad) writes:
>> I love troff. I tell it exactly what to do, and it does it. I like
>> the complete control and flexibility it gives me. I can get it to do
>> anything I want it to do, and as I use it more I am constantly
>> learning more about it.
>
>I love TeX. I tell it exactly what to do, and it does it. I like the
>complete control and flexibility it gives me. I can get it to do
>anything I want it to do, and as I use it more I am constantly
>learning...waitaminnit, haven't I heard this before?
>
>Yes, they are both powerful systems. Each one has its priesthood and
>fanatical followers. Whatever you want to do, you can probably manage
>to do it in either one (though depending on what it is, one of them may
>do it more easily than the other). Please, use whichever one works
>better for you and don't try to convert the other fanatical followers.
>It is a waste of time and annoys the people paying for the bandwidth.
***FLAME ON***
Someone asked for people's opinions on TeX and troff. I'm a
``people''. I have an opinion. I stated it. I was not trying to
``convert the other fanatical followers.'' I'm a firm believer in
everyone using what works best for themselves and what they are trying
to do. But don't criticize me for stating my opinion when asked for
it!
<<This got a bit stronger, but I deleted the rest.
I'm sick and tired of net.wars and don't want to
be blamed for starting one.>>
***FLAME OFF***
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!sri-unix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!psivax!nrcvax!terry From: terry@nrcvax.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.text Subject: Re: Why troff? Message-ID: <769@nrcvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 10-Feb-87 11:24:27 EST Article-I.D.: nrcvax.769 Posted: Tue Feb 10 11:24:27 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 13-Feb-87 20:45:50 EST References: <362@linus.UUCP> <765@nrcvax.UUCP> <640@mcgill-vision.UUCP> Reply-To: terry@nrcvax.UUCP (Terry Grevstad) Distribution: comp.text Organization: Network Research Corp. Oxnard, CA Lines: 43 Keywords: TeX, troff