From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Inappropriate advocacy Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:48:52 +0900 Organization: NEC Electronics Message-ID: References: <87oczwkmy2.fsf@localhorst.mine.nu> <26c8eecf-4e39-4ef6-8a3c-83bdf7f1f32f@e1g2000pra.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1228459247 2380 80.91.229.12 (5 Dec 2008 06:40:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 06:40:47 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 05 07:41:50 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1L8UNp-0007oI-92 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:41:49 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38438 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L8UMe-0000F7-PX for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:40:36 -0500 Original-Path: news.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 21 Original-X-Trace: individual.net 6AiVdfHZ8GLItJXvwCuZFwAo/dJNHGh8+H+5HbDiguOyArso0w Cancel-Lock: sha1:aDLOPkRM+Ko7TF3O9RUj0yZRQ0Y= sha1:G2x1L5NiA8mnnYo0ugB/yYW9Ii4= System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Blat: Foop Original-Xref: news.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:165048 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:60374 Archived-At: Alan Mackenzie writes: >> When tech geekers speak of TeX, they often speak of in the domain of >> mathematical knowledge presentation and publishing. In the math >> knowledge presentation, i am a expert, and personally known that >> is a ORDER OF MAGNITUDE better than TeX. > > Everybody is asked not to advocate non-free products on the GNU > mailing-lists/newsgroups, even when on-topic. There are other forums > where one can do this (e.g. comp.emacs). On the other hand, a recommendation by Xahlee ("i am a expert" ... heehee) is generally considered a strong negative, so maybe it should be ok for him? Kinda like every politician wants Al Quaeda to endorse their opponent... -Miles -- Circus, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the fool.