From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Nic Ferrier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Changes to Texinfo DTD Date: 23 Nov 2003 15:11:13 +0000 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87ekvzdsry.fsf@kanga.tapsellferrier.co.uk> References: <200310280126.h9S1Q9N16202@f7.net> <20031028105102.GA7330@dirtyweb.penguinpowered.com> <20031030104238.GA11503@dirtyweb.penguinpowered.com> <87vfps2x9r.fsf@ID-87814.user.dfncis.de> <878ymfdsx9.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <8765heixvu.fsf@kanga.tapsellferrier.co.uk> <87ptfkdqss.fsf@kanga.tapsellferrier.co.uk> <87he0wdk5s.fsf@kanga.tapsellferrier.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1069600729 10064 80.91.224.253 (23 Nov 2003 15:18:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 15:18:49 +0000 (UTC) Cc: bob@rattlesnake.com, rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Sun Nov 23 16:18:45 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ANw0b-0004xC-00 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:18:45 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ANw0b-0000By-00 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:18:45 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ANwrf-0003cj-EP for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2003 11:13:35 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1ANwrb-0003cS-0B for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2003 11:13:31 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1ANwr4-0003Yg-AG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2003 11:13:30 -0500 Original-Received: from [217.34.135.17] (helo=tf1.tapsellferrier.co.uk) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ANwr3-0003Ya-Lf; Sun, 23 Nov 2003 11:12:57 -0500 Original-Received: from host217-34-135-22.in-addr.btopenworld.com ([217.34.135.22] helo=kanga.tapsellferrier.co.uk) by tf1.tapsellferrier.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ANvtb-0001uv-00; Sun, 23 Nov 2003 15:11:31 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=kanga.tapsellferrier.co.uk ident=nferrier) by kanga.tapsellferrier.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ANvtK-0004hE-00; Sun, 23 Nov 2003 15:11:14 +0000 Original-To: Oliver Scholz In-Reply-To: Original-Lines: 17 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:18053 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:18053 Oliver Scholz writes: > [I'd just like to point out that improving the info file format and > serving info files over the web are two orthogonal issues. It might > be good two use two different approaches to these different goals. > However, if it is feasible to have the same technical solution for > both, then this is fine for me and I'll shut up.] Absolutely. Bob and I have aimed to solve the web problem, not improve info in anyway. Personally, I don't think Info is broken. I use it a lot in preference to web based tools. Nic