From: claird@lairds.com (Cameron Laird)
Subject: Re: Program structure of Pstricks, what is its basic structure?
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:23:35 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <103mr3ngi9mhd96@corp.supernews.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 42414174.0402221953.24c938a6@posting.google.com
In article <42414174.0402221953.24c938a6@posting.google.com>,
Crashedandburnt <crashedandburnt1@hotmail.com> wrote:
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[much other vitupera-
tion already addressed]
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>Knuth's book is scrap. It is convoluted by malice or twist of his
>mind. It mixes advanced usage with basics. For contrast, compare, for
>example, the Adobe cookbook or thinking in postscript. I pick
>postscript because it is as extensive as TeX in its functions. CB has
>a very nicely organized glossary. Knuth wrote his book to impress his
>colleagues so that he can get an early retirement from Stanford by
>dominating his colleagues. This is exactly what the abuse of software
>to control the world is, and what Richard Stallman is crusading
>against. Gnu is now active in the next phase of its mission which is
>quality documentation. But since TeX is not FSF software, they are not
>likely to focus on it. Someone active in this group is gonna have to
>do that.
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.
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These certainly are dramatic, vivid claims.
I have no evidence that any of them are justified. I
recommend those readers personally unfamiliar with Dr.
Knuth give no weight to these unsupported allegations.
--
Cameron Laird <claird@phaseit.net>
Business: http://www.Phaseit.net
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2004-02-23 3:53 ` Program structure of Pstricks, what is its basic structure? Crashedandburnt
2004-02-23 10:52 ` Giuseppe Bilotta
2004-02-24 0:36 ` Crashedandburnt
2004-02-23 14:18 ` Tim McNamara
2004-02-23 14:52 ` Timothy Van Zandt
2004-02-24 0:04 ` Crashedandburnt
2004-02-24 3:10 ` Tim McNamara
2004-02-24 7:49 ` Brooks Moses
2004-02-24 8:15 ` Crashedandburnt
2004-02-24 8:39 ` David Kastrup
2004-02-24 16:28 ` R. H. Allen
2004-02-24 3:21 ` David Kastrup
2004-02-24 8:51 ` Crashedandburnt
2004-02-24 9:20 ` David Kastrup
2004-02-24 19:18 ` Tim McNamara
2004-02-24 15:08 ` Paul Thompson
2004-02-23 15:49 ` Timothy Van Zandt
2004-02-23 17:34 ` Donald Arseneau
2004-02-23 17:54 ` R. H. Allen
2004-02-24 15:23 ` Cameron Laird [this message]
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