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Re: GNU docs and PostScript

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From: Gunnlaugur Kristjansson
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1991 16:27
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In article <2654@vidiot.UUCP>, brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
> 
> 
> I suspect that the following problem is not a problem that only I am having.
> Of the GNU programs that I have obtained, they want to use TeX to format the
> output for printing.  The exception is the groff suite of programs.  I don't
> have TeX, I don't want TeX.  I have groff and FrameMaker.  I don't need another
> text formatting package.  It may be a little narrow minded, but so be it.
> 
> But, since PostScript printers are becomming more and more common in shops of
> all kinds, including one's home, I thought that it would be a good idea if
> someone with TeX and a PostScript printer could format the various guides
> in PostScript and make available the results on ftp sites like uunet.  Then
> those of us without TeX that do have PostScript printers can get printed
> copies of the needed gnu docs.
> 

I have the same problem and now I am sitting here and asking myself
"Why didn't I think of asking for that?" :)

gulli
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Subject: Re: GNU docs and PostScript
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